The Kroger Co. logo KR - The Kroger Co.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 21
HOLD 17
SELL 6
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $74.45 DETAILS
HIGH: $83.00
LOW: $68.00
MEDIAN: $73.00
CONSENSUS: $74.45
UPSIDE: 10.71%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 42.5% above fair value
Current Price $67.25
Bear Case $39.33 41.5% downside ($39.33 - $67.25) / $67.25 = -41.5% $2.96 × 10x P/E
Fair Value $47.20 29.8% downside ($47.20 - $67.25) / $67.25 = -29.8% $2.96 × 12x P/E
Bull Case $55.07 18.1% downside ($55.07 - $67.25) / $67.25 = -18.1% $2.96 × 14x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

12.0x
2.96$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (12x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $74.45 from 44 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $47.20 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 92%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 91% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Wall Street's average price target is $74.45 (from 44 analysts). Our estimate is 52% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples