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Kroger (NYSE:KR) Stake Lessened by Chemical Bank

April 19, 2018 03:55·

The institutional investor held 36,180 shares of the food chains company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $993,000, up from 16,100 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Capital One National Association who had been investing in Cullen Frost Bankers Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $6.64B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.61% or $0.217 during the last trading session, reaching $35.423. Another trade for 25,000 shares valued at $527,750 was made by DeAngelis Robert A on Wednesday, February 21. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has risen 8.48% since April 18, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 8.88% the S&P500. Grassi Investment Management bought 103,340 shares as the company's stock declined 5.72% with the market. State Street Corporation owns 0.09% invested in The Kroger Co. It has ranged in price between $24.17-$24.47 after having started the session at $24.29 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $24.17. It has underperformed by 30.42% the S&P500. SunTrust has "Hold" rating and $40.0 target. Therefore 83% are positive. Facebook had 253 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Wedbush maintained it with "Outperform" rating and $84 target in Wednesday, August 17 report. The firm's stock has a market capitalization of $20.87 bln. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. (NYSE:KR) earned "Hold" rating by BMO Capital Markets on Tuesday, June 27. "The rating was upgraded by Bruyette & Woods" on Wednesday, August 12 to "Mkt Perform". As per Monday, January 25, the company rating was maintained by Suntrust Robinson. As per Tuesday, August 25, the company rating was maintained by Cowen & Co. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.63. The company was maintained on Friday, July 7 by RBC Capital Markets. Also, VP Todd A. Foley sold 3,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 8th. Pivotal Research restated a "buy" rating and issued a $28.00 price target (down from $32.00) on shares of Kroger in a report on Tuesday, March 6th. It also reduced its holding in Vaneck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield E (ANGL) by 517,650 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 37,777 shares, and cut its stake in Powershares Emerging Markets Sovereign D (PCY).

Since December 19, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 6 selling transactions for $2.81 million activity. On Thursday, March 1 MEYROWITZ CAROL sold $11.08M worth of The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) for 238,653 shares. Gorman Christopher M. sold $1.18M worth of stock or 56,038 shares.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.21 in 2017 Q4. Its down 0.26, from 1.17 in 2017Q3. Jacobs Levy Equity Inc holds 31,800 shares or 0.02% of its portfolio. Impax Asset Mngmt Limited Liability Company reported 190,443 shares stake. Hgk Asset Mgmt Inc stated it has 15,680 shares. The stock has a market cap of $27.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.78.

Among 55 analysts covering Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), 50 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 3 Hold.

At the end of 12/31/2017 reporting period, 393 institutional holders increased their position in The Kroger Co. The insider now directly owns 243,784 shares worth $5,892,259. After $0.63 actual earnings per share reported by The Kroger Co. for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 0.00% EPS growth.

NYSE KR traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.23. Harris Paul N had sold 2,758 shares worth $51,122 on Tuesday, October 24. Moreover, Mariner Wealth Advsrs Ltd Liability has 0.1% invested in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:KR) for 13,950 shares. Fuller & Thaler Asset Mgmt accumulated 0.01% or 11,800 shares. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc reported 319,544 shares. American Grp has 0.04% invested in Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

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KR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. They expect $0.63 earnings per share, up 8.62% or $0.05 from last year's $0.58 per share. Strong Sell. Investors might also notice that two months ago the Buy recommendations (2) outnumbered Sell recommendations (0). Its up 0.02, from 0.88 in 2017Q3. 125 funds opened positions while 589 raised stakes. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Kroger in a report on Friday, March 9th. Walleye Trading stated it has 0.04% of its portfolio in The Kroger Co.

High Pointe Capital Management Llc increased its stake in Kroger Co (KR) by 124.72% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC.

LPL Financial LLC decreased its holdings in Kroger (NYSE:KR) by 6.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. 18,885 were accumulated by Douglass Winthrop Advisors Limited Liability. Rhumbline Advisers has 0.09% invested in The Kroger Co.

Rbf Capital Llc increased Kroger Co (KR) stake by 926.67% reported in 2017Q4 SEC filing. Hedeker Wealth Ltd Company, Illinois-based fund reported 27,218 shares. Canyon Capital Ltd Liability holds 0.89% of its portfolio in The Kroger Co. Massachusetts Ser Com Ma invested in 0.03% or 2.69 million shares. Arizona State Retirement has 317,141 shares. Smead Capital Management stated it has 1.17% in The Kroger Co. Arcadia Inv Management Corporation Mi reported 750 shares. Sigma Planning Corp invested 0.04% in The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) or 201 shares. $325,292 worth of The Kroger Co. The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has declined 18.87% since April 18, 2017 and is downtrending. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Therefore 91% are positive. Keycorp had 109 analyst reports since July 20, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel.

In recent action, The Kroger Co. The stock of KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) has "Hold" rating given on Monday, November 21 by Standpoint Research. The firm has "Buy" rating by Northcoast given on Monday, December 7. Stifel Financial invested 0.05% of its portfolio in The Kroger Co. Morgan Stanley maintained the shares of KR in report on Friday, March 9 with "Equal-Weight" rating. The firm has "Buy" rating by Oppenheimer given on Tuesday, June 6. As per Monday, September 14, the company rating was maintained by Jefferies. As per Monday, September 12, the company rating was maintained by Telsey Advisory Group. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $30.00 target price on shares of Kroger in a research note on Friday, March 3rd. The firm has "Outperform" rating by Oppenheimer given on Wednesday, August 24.

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