Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kroger Co shares valued at $272,834 were sold by MOORE CLYDE R on Jul 16 ’25. At $71.61 per share, MOORE CLYDE R sold 3,810 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 85,850 shares worth approximately $5.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MOORE CLYDE R purchased 3,810 shares, netting a total of over 272,834 in proceeds.
Before that, MOORE CLYDE R had sold 26,814 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,890,387, the Director traded Kroger Co shares for $70.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 26,814 shares, worth approximately $6.87 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on July 21, 2025, Kroger Co [KR] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $75. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of May 20, 2025, Melius has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for KR. Earlier on April 01, 2025, Melius downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for KR stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing KR Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.691, but it reached a high of $69.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.91%. Over the course of the year, Kroger Co shares have jumped approximately 27.69%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kroger Co (KR)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.73 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 2025-07-15 dropping by -2.45 million shares to 32.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 34.72 million shares. A decline of -7.59% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.75.
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 74.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.5% from the previous closing price of $69.3. Analysts anticipate Kroger Co stock to reach 83 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 February 04, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $70.
