Kroger Up Nearly 9%, on Pace for Largest Percent Increase Since June 2018 -- Data Talk
November 05 2019 - 11:26AM
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Kroger Co. (KR) is currently at $27.19, up $2.20 or 8.8%
-- Would be highest close since March 6, 2019, when it closed at
$28.44
-- On pace for largest percent increase since June 21, 2018,
when it rose 9.74%
-- Earlier Tuesday, Kroger's board approved a $1 billion share
repurchase program, replacing the existing authorization that has
about $546 million remaining
-- The company reiterated its 2019 adjusted earnings per share
forecast of $2.15 to $2.25. Kroger said it sees 2020 adjusted EPS
of $2.30 to $2.40. Kroger also backed its 2019 identical sales
growth forecast of 2% to 2.25%. The company said it sees 2020
identical sales growth, excluding fuel, to be greater than
2.25%
-- Down 1.13% year-to-date; on pace for worst year since 2017,
when it fell 20.46%
-- Down 36.23% from its all-time closing high of $42.64 on Dec.
29, 2015
-- Down 11.81% from 52 weeks ago (Nov. 6, 2018), when it closed
at $30.83
-- Down 13.38% from its 52 week closing high of $31.39 on Nov.
9, 2018
-- Up 30.6% from its 52 week closing low of $20.82 on July 23,
2019
-- Best performer in the S&P 500 today
-- Seventh most active stock in the S&P 500 today
All data as of 10:47:22 AM
Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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