Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Has $15.49 Million Holdings in The Kroger Co. $KR

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 247,833 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,127 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Kroger were worth $15,485,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. WESPAC Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Kroger by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. WESPAC Advisors LLC now owns 13,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $916,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Kroger by 16.8% in the third quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 1,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas increased its stake in shares of Kroger by 0.9% in the third quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 18,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Kroger by 1.8% during the third quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MRP Capital Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kroger by 24.1% in the second quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 900 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Kroger

Here are the key news stories impacting Kroger this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kroger reported stronger profitability, improved operating profit, significant EPS growth and much better cash from operations in its latest quarter — evidence earnings quality and cash flow are improving. Q4 results
• Positive Sentiment: Kroger’s deal with Google to combine checkout data with YouTube-scale advertising could boost retail-media revenue and improve ad targeting — a strategic growth lever beyond grocery margins. Kroger-Google retail media
• Positive Sentiment: Seasonal promotions and community programs (Easter sales, local ham distributions, sponsored content) may lift near-term traffic and basket sizes entering Q2. Easter promotions Sponsored content
• Neutral Sentiment: Street sentiment remains generally constructive (median analyst target near $72 and several “Outperform” ratings), which supports a baseline for the stock even amid volatility. Analyst sentiment / local expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Local PR items (a second store in Taylor, community ham distribution) are positive for brand/traffic but are unlikely to move the stock materially on their own. Community partnership
• Negative Sentiment: California and a coalition of states are seeking $10.3M in fees/costs for helping block the Kroger?Albertsons merger — a reminder of ongoing antitrust scrutiny and potential legal/transaction friction. Antitrust fee request
• Negative Sentiment: The EEOC has sued Kroger’s Texas operations alleging failure to accommodate an employee with a disability and wrongful termination — regulatory/legal risk and reputational damage that could attract further enforcement or costs. EEOC lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Kroger is closing several underperforming stores (including recent closures in Houston/California) and faces local discrimination allegations — these actions reduce footprint but can weigh on near-term sales, create restructuring charges and hurt brand perception. Store closures Discrimination allegation
• Negative Sentiment: Large institutional sellers (noted in recent filings) have materially reduced positions — supply-side pressure that can amplify downward moves even as fundamentals show improvement. Institutional flows

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on KR. Morgan Stanley set a $73.00 target price on Kroger and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Kroger from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 27th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $78.00 price objective (up from $75.00) on shares of Kroger in a research note on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $70.00 price objective (down from $74.00) on shares of Kroger in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Kroger from $73.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kroger has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $74.56.

Kroger Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE KR opened at $70.54 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The Kroger Co. has a one year low of $58.60 and a one year high of $76.58.

Kroger (NYSE:KR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $34.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.10 billion. Kroger had a return on equity of 41.08% and a net margin of 0.69%.The company’s revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.14 earnings per share. Kroger has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.100-5.300 EPS. Research analysts expect that The Kroger Co. will post 4.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Kroger Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Kroger’s dividend payout ratio is currently 91.50%.

About Kroger

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.