The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $5.63 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 $6.5 million.
As published in a research note from Roth Capital on September 17, 2025, Kroger Co [KR] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $75. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of July 21, 2025, Barclays has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for KR. Earlier on June 23, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for KR stock.
Analyzing KR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kroger Co [NYSE: KR] rose 0.31% to $65.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.035, but it reached a high of $65.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.11%. Over the course of the year, Kroger Co shares have jumped approximately 18.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $74.90 on 08/11/25 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 65.09, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 65.94. The next price resistance is at 66.34. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.52 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kroger Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kroger Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 8.2 million shares to 38.01 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 29.8 million shares. A jump of 21.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.67.
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In terms of Kroger Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 79.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.65% from the previous closing price of $65.35. Analysts anticipate Kroger Co stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 73. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Kroger Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 20, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $70.
