Kroger Co’s recently made public that its Senior Vice President Jabbar Valerie L. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.16 million on Apr 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $69.08 per share,31,271 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Jabbar Valerie L. now holds 82,684 shares worth roughly $5.89 million.
Then, Wheatley Christine S sold 30,000 shares, generating $2,083,200 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $69.44, the Executive Vice President now owns 127,737 shares.
Before that, FIKE CARIN L sold 5,541 shares. Kroger Co shares valued at $392,258 were divested by the Vice President and Treasurer at a price of $70.79 per share. As a result of the transaction, FIKE CARIN L now holds 3,480 shares, worth roughly $0.25 million.
Melius downgraded its Kroger Co [KR] rating to a Sell from a a Hold in a research note published recently. Jefferies revised its rating on December 03, 2024. It rated KR as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of KR
On Thursday, Kroger Co [NYSE:KR] saw its stock jump 3.20% to $71.22. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.89%. Kroger Co shares have risen nearly 16.47% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 28.84% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $71.93 was reached on 04/04/25, a 52-week low of $49.04 was recorded on 01/17/25. SMA at 50 days reached $65.99, while 200 days put it at $59.13.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For KR Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 69.47, which if violated will result in even more drops to 67.73. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 72.32. A further resistance level may holdings at 73.43. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 64.13, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.37, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 10.11%. Stochastics %K at 64.77% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Kroger Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Kroger Co stocks on 2025-03-31, dropping by -3.18 million shares to a total of 34.89 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 38.07 million shares. There was a decline of -9.11%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
