Kroger
About: Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States with more than 2,700 stores across a portfolio of over 20 supermarket banners. The company boasts an ingrained presence in US communities, citing that it is a top-two grocer in most of its major market areas. Over one fourth of Kroger's roughly $110 billion in nonperishable and fresh food sales (about 75% of revenue) stems from its private-label portfolio, of which the company manufactures about 30% of units via its own food production plants. The company also operates fuel stations and pharmacies at 60% and 80% of its locations, respectively.
Employees: 409,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
287% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.53B | Put options by funds: $654M
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 167 | Existing positions closed: 106
43% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2024] → 20 (+6) [Q1 2025]
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.7B [Q4 2024] → $38.1B (+$2.37B) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,284 [Q4 2024] → 1,324 (+40) [Q1 2025]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 493 | Existing positions reduced: 482
2.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.86% [Q4 2024] → 77.87% (-2.99%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Telsey Advisory Group Joseph Feldman | 11%upside $73 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Jun 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Simeon Gutman | 8%upside $71 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 19 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Ken Goldman | 25%upside $82 | Overweight Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Guggenheim John Heinbockel | 11%upside $73 | Buy Maintained | 3 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 23 articles about KR published over the past 30 days









