Kroger

Citi is out with its report today on Kroger (NYSE: KR), reiterating Hold. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "While KR has generated strong comps for 30 straight quarters including a +4.6% gain in 1Q11 ex-fuel, EPS growth has lagged in recent years. However, we believe that the company's...

Jefferies is out with its report today on Kroger (NYSE: KR), raising its PT from $27 to $28. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Kroger reported better-than-expected 1Q results driven largely by strong ex-fuel ID sales and solid cost control. It is evident that the company continues to...

Credit Suisse made a number of updates in today's research report. Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) was downgraded to Underperform from Outperform. At the same time, its price target was reduced to $8 from $15. In the report, Credit Suisse states, "We are downgrading DSX to Underperform (from...

Citigroup has raised the price target on Kroger (NYSE: KR) from $23 to $26 and maintains its Hold rating.

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Kroger (NYSE: KR) from $27 to $28 and maintains its Buy rating.

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on Kroger (NYSE: KR), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "For KR, we see an easier set-up given the stock has retreated 9% over the past two weeks (vs. -4% S&P 500). While we see a favorable risk-reward into the print, we...

Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, the traditional start of the summer season. So it must be time to stock up for picnics and barbeques. Good for the supermarkets, right? But with the specter of rising foods costs, is this actually good time to consider supermarket stocks? Below is a quick...

Morgan Stanley has issued a report on the state of Kroger (NYSE: KR) to handle price inflations in the opinion of KR's CFO. According to the report, "Echoing statements from its 4Q, food inflation is in its early stages, grocers have been rational in passing it through, and, so far, consumers...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report on Kroger (NYSE: KR), raising its price target from $24 to $25. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "On the margin front, Kroger is successfully passing through the low-single digit inflation to its customer, and expense leverage opportunities remain intact...

In a report published by Deutsche Bank, Kroger (NYSE: KR) saw a solid Q4 but will have a more cautious 2011 despite the momentum. Deutsche Bank said that Kroger posted solid Q4 results, with both ID sales, ex-fuel, and EPS, ex-items, beating Consensus. “Food inflation is getting passed through, and...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Kroger (NYSE: KR), maintaining Overweight and a $24 price target. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We rate Kroger Overweight and our $24 December 2011 price target is based on a weighted, blended P/E and EV/EBITDA (50/50 weighted) multiple build...

Goldman Sachs has resumed coverage of Kroger (NYSE: KR) with a Buy rating and a 12-month price target of $25. Kroger closed Tuesday at $21.00.

Jefferies is lowering its EPS outlook for 4Q11, FY11 and FY12 to $0.43, $1.74 and $1.98 from $0.51, $1.83 and $2.18, respectively. “We still believe Kroger's (NYSE: KR) 4Q will be pretty good despite the huge variance seen with the company's guidance and its fairly bleak assessment of the consumer...

Deutsche Bank decreases its price target on Kroger (NYSE: KR) from $28 to $26.