Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kroger Co shares valued at $2,162,058 were sold by Wheatley Christine S on Apr 23 ’25. At $72.07 per share, Wheatley Christine S sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 97,737 shares worth approximately $6.4 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, COSSET YAEL sold 30,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,190,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $73.00 each, the insider now holds 139,124 shares.
Before that, Massa Timothy A had sold 22,565 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,647,245, the Executive Vice President traded Kroger Co shares for $73.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 22,565 shares, worth approximately $8.33 million.
As published in a research note from Melius on May 20, 2025, Kroger Co [KR] has been rated up from a Sell to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Melius downgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early April.
Analyzing KR Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Kroger Co [NYSE: KR] plunged -0.65% to $65.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.215, but it reached a high of $66.18 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.39%. Over the course of the year, Kroger Co shares have jumped approximately 7.15%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $73.63 on 04/22/25 and a 52-week low of $58.12 on 01/17/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kroger Co (KR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 65.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.67. In the upper region, resistance lies at 66.06. The next price resistance is at 66.60. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.00 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kroger Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kroger Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.78 million shares to 33.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 35.33 million shares. A decline of -5.3% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.75.
Which companies own the most shares of Kroger Co (KR)?
In terms of Kroger Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.68% from the previous closing price of $65.95. Analysts anticipate Kroger Co stock to reach 73 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 58. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Kroger Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 03, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $73.
