Head to head
The Kroger Co. vs Sprouts Farmers Market
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: KR · SFM
KR
The Kroger Co.
59.25+1.44%
1-year price shape — -9% over the period
Quant Rating D · 31/100
vs
SFM
Sprouts Farmers Market
65.26+0.14%
1-year price shape — -37% over the period
Quant Rating E · 8/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Sprouts Farmers Market edges it on the scoreable measures. Sprouts Farmers Market trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Sprouts Farmers Market earns the most per share.
| KR | SFM | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Grocery Stores | Grocery Stores |
| Last price | 59.25 | 65.26 |
| Change today | +1.44% | +0.14% |
| 1-year return | -9.4% | -36.5% |
| Market cap | $35.31B | $6.09B |
| 52-week range | 53.78 – 75.66 | 61.88 – 114.34 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 32.03 | 12.48 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 79th | 12th |
| P/B | 5.99 | 4.05 |
| Dividend yield | 2.36% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 1.54 | 5.31 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $917.84M | $495.14M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $149.33B | $9.00B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.0% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | 23.1% | 38.7% |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 7.5% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.6% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $2.38B | $356.80M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 90.7% | 112.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 25 buy / 21 sell | 1 buy / 49 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 5.0% | 12.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 53% buy / 47% hold (15) | 67% buy / 33% hold (12) |
| Analyst price target | $68 (+15%) | $95 (+45%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (31) | E (8) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 403,000 | 36,000 |
| Founded | 1883 | 2002 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.