Kroger shares on the rise: analysts drastically increase price targets!

Kroger shares on the rise: analysts drastically increase price targets!

There's a lot going on in the world of financial markets right now, and Kroger is at the top of the list of attention. On September 17, 2025, Roth MKM upgraded shares of Kroger (NYSE: KR) to "buy" from "neutral" with a price target of $75, up from $66 previously. Deutsche Bank is also optimistic and has raised its price target from $57 to $67 and maintains its rating at “hold” [[MarketBeat]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/kroger-nysekr-raised-to-buy-at-roth-mkm-2025-09-17/).

All kinds of analysts seem to have a good hand for Kroger. Evercore ISI raised its price target from $80 to $82 and continues to rate the stock as “outperform.” Guggenheim maintains its “buy” rating with a target of $78. However, JPMorgan Chase & Co. changed the rating from “overweight” to “neutral” and lowered the price target from $82 to $75. The majority of analysts view Kroger as a Buy, with nine Buys and ten Hold recommendations, while the consensus rating is Hold, with an average target of $72.70 [[MarketBeat]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/kroger-nysekr-raised-to-buy-at-roth-mkm-2025-09-17/).

Current development and finances

Kroger's stock price closed Wednesday down $0.36 to $65.63 on trading volume of over 16 million shares. In the last twelve months, the lowest price was $54.83 and the highest was $74.90. Current financial metrics show a debt ratio of 1.85 and a market capitalization of $43.37 billion. The company recently released its quarterly results: With earnings of $1.04 per share, Kroger beat estimates of $1.00. Revenue for the quarter was $33.94 billion, slightly below expectations of $34.08 billion but representing an annual increase of 0.1 percent [[MarketBeat]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/kroger-nysekr-raised-to-buy-at-roth-mkm-2025-09-17/).

Kroger has given earnings guidance of $4,700 to $4,800 per share for the upcoming quarter. Analysts expect earnings of about $4.44 per share in 2025. Additionally, a quarterly dividend of $0.35 will be paid on December 1, representing an annual yield of 2.1 percent. To generate $500 a month from dividends, it would be necessary to own around 4,286 shares. These include an investment of approximately $289,862 [[Benzinga]](https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/dividends/25/09/47591427/how-to-earn-500-a-month-from-kroger-stock-ahead-of-q2-earnings).

Insider activities and market assessments

The movement in insider trading is also interesting: VP Carin L. Fike sells about 16,475 shares at a price of $73.79. Additionally, a total of 198,948 shares worth $14.4 million were sold in the last three months, representing about 0.44 percent of the shares held by insiders [[MarketBeat]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/kroger-nysekr-raised-to-buy-at-roth-mkm-2025-09-17/).

Institutional investors own more than 80 percent of Kroger's stock, and new institutions such as Accent Capital Management and Rossby Financial have recently joined. This shows that confidence in Croger and its growth prospects remains stable. The market is therefore interested in the US food and drugstore retailer, which operates with various store formats from combination food and drugstore stores to modern multidepartment stores [[MarketBeat]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/kroger-nysekr-raised-to-buy-at-roth-mkm-2025-09-17/).

With these developments in mind, it remains to be seen how Kroger shares will perform over the next few months. However, one thing is certain: there is a lot of movement in the markets and investors should remain vigilant.