Goelzer Investment Management Inc. Invests $1.22 Million in The Kroger Co. $KR

Goelzer Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 18,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,219,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its holdings in Kroger by 6,840.0% in the second quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 347 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of Kroger in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in shares of Kroger in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Kroger by 10,425.0% during the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 421 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in Kroger by 87.8% during the second quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

More Kroger News

Here are the key news stories impacting Kroger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New digital partnership updates have shifted the market narrative toward improved long-term growth and digital execution, which could boost e-commerce, loyalty and margins if partnerships translate to higher penetration or operating leverage. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Kroger celebrated a grand re-opening at its Airport Road location — a reminder of store-level investments and local traffic restoration that can support same-store sales in that market. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages’ consensus recommendation remains “Hold,” signaling analysts see limited near-term catalyst or valuation upside despite Kroger’s initiatives — this tempers buying pressure until guidance or execution changes. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The town of Groveland is seeking over $1.4M from Kroger for an alleged contract breach — a modest direct financial exposure but a near-term legal overhang that can weigh on sentiment and add legal costs. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A fatal shooting outside a Westland Kroger store (victim: Salvation Army bell ringer) has attracted multiple local reports — this creates short-term reputational risk, potential temporary store disruption and community-relations scrutiny that could affect traffic at impacted locations. Article Title Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kroger from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Evercore ISI set a $77.00 price objective on Kroger and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 5th. Roth Mkm upgraded Kroger from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $66.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $78.00 target price on shares of Kroger in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Kroger from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 26th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $74.13.

Kroger Stock Performance

Shares of KR stock opened at $62.46 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $65.60 and a 200 day moving average of $67.84. The Kroger Co. has a 1 year low of $58.12 and a 1 year high of $74.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.58.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.02. Kroger had a return on equity of 38.06% and a net margin of 0.54%.The business had revenue of $33.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.98 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Kroger has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.750-4.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that The Kroger Co. will post 4.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Kroger Company Profile

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.