Kroger stock: Deutsche Bank raises target for Kroger stock to USD 70.00

Kroger Co. (ISIN US5010441013) was given a higher USD 70.00 price target by Deutsche Bank on October 21, 2026, up from USD 68.00, while the firm kept its Buy rating. The stock was trading at EUR 60.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 10:48 p.m. CEST.

Deutsche Bank raises its target

According to Markets Insider, Deutsche Bank analyst Krisztina Katai raised the target from USD 68.00 to USD 70.00 and retained a Buy rating. Against the USD 67.87 last price on the NYSE at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026, the target stands 3.14 percent above the stock price.

Second-quarter sales reached USD 34.6 billion

The Kroger investor-relations page reports second-quarter net sales of USD 34.6 billion, excluding fuel, the sale of Vitacost and the exit of certain fulfillment centers. Identical sales excluding fuel increased 0.20 percent from the same period last year, while adjusted FIFO operating profit reached USD 1.076 billion. Adjusted earnings per share rose 5.00 percent to USD 1.09, compared with net earnings per diluted share of USD 1.05, according to The Kroger Co.

Stock position and valuation

Kroger's primary listing is on the NYSE. The USD 67.87 price sits within a 52-week range of USD 54.15 to USD 76.58, while the market capitalization is USD 40.1 billion and the price-to-earnings ratio is 36.89. The current price is 11.38 percent below the 52-week high and 25.38 percent above the 52-week low.

Comparison with peers

Walmart (NYSE, USD): up 2.82 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 43.88, market capitalization USD 963.9 billion.

Target Corporation (NYSE, USD): up 3.76 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 16.42, market capitalization USD 71.8 billion.

What the target means for Kroger

Deutsche Bank's USD 70.00 target is 3.14 percent above Kroger's USD 67.87 NYSE price, placing the analyst view above the current quotation while the second-quarter adjusted earnings per share figure was USD 1.09. The operating picture therefore combines modest comparable-sales growth with a 5.00 percent year-over-year increase in adjusted earnings per share.

Trading price in Germany

Kroger was trading at EUR 60.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 10:48 p.m. CEST. The primary-market quotation was USD 67.87 on the NYSE at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Kroger stock.

Market context: Market report S&P 500.

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