Kroger
About: Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States with about 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
59% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 169 | 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] → $38.2B (+$2.41B) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,284 [Q4 2024] → 1,328 (+44) [Q1 2025]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 493 | Existing positions reduced: 484
2.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.86% [Q4 2024] → 77.95% (-2.91%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Simeon Gutman | 8%upside $76 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 23 Jun 2025 |
Guggenheim John Heinbockel | 11%upside $78 | Buy Maintained | 23 Jun 2025 |
UBS Michael Lasser | 5%upside $74 | Neutral Maintained | 23 Jun 2025 |
Telsey Advisory Group Joseph Feldman | 16%upside $82 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Jun 2025 |
Deutsche Bank Paul Trussell | 5%downside $67 | Hold Maintained | 23 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 49 articles about KR published over the past 30 days









