The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) Receives $74.67 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $74.6667.

KR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Kroger in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kroger in a report on Friday, March 27th. Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on shares of Kroger from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective (up from $75.00) on shares of Kroger in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Kroger in a report on Wednesday, June 10th.

Kroger News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Kroger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat estimates and identical sales excluding fuel rose 1.0%, showing Kroger still has steady demand for groceries and essentials. Reuters: Kroger beats quarterly sales estimates
• Positive Sentiment: eCommerce grew 19% and became profitable, while the media segment also turned profitable, which supports longer-term growth. Yahoo Finance: Kroger Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Kroger reaffirmed full-year guidance, suggesting management still expects the business to stay on track despite a tougher consumer backdrop. Yahoo Finance: Kroger Delivers Revenue Beat While Reaffirming Full-Year Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: New CEO Greg Foran emphasized store improvements and broader price investments, which could help traffic but require execution and time to show up in results. WSJ: Kroger’s New CEO Wants Better Stores and More of Them
• Negative Sentiment: EPS missed by a penny, and investors appear to be punishing the stock for even a small earnings miss in a low-growth retail environment. Zacks: Kroger Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure and rising operating costs are the main concern, especially as Kroger uses price cuts to defend market share. MSN: Kroger seeing costs outrun sales growth

Kroger Price Performance

Kroger stock opened at $56.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $34.65 billion, a PE ratio of 36.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.42. Kroger has a 52-week low of $56.32 and a 52-week high of $76.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. The company’s 50 day moving average is $65.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.40.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, June 18th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $46.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.59 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 41.08% and a net margin of 0.69%.Kroger’s quarterly revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.49 earnings per share. Kroger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.100-5.30 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Kroger will post 5.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kroger

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kroger in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kroger in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Kroger in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kroger by 268.1% in the 4th quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Axiom Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kroger in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kroger

The Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) is one of the largest supermarket operators in the United States, offering a wide range of retail grocery and related services. Founded in Cincinnati in 1883 by Bernard Kroger, the company operates a portfolio of supermarket and multi-department store banners and provides customers with fresh foods, packaged groceries, deli and bakery items, meat and seafood, produce, and prepared foods. Kroger’s stores commonly include pharmacy services and fuel centers, positioning the company as a broad-based neighborhood retail destination for everyday needs.

In addition to traditional in-store retailing, Kroger manufactures and distributes a variety of private-label brands and operates its own food production and supply-chain facilities.