Why This Kroger Analyst Is Turning Bullish
Why This Kroger Analyst Is Turning Bullish
Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) shares were rising in early trading on Tuesday.
週二早盤，克羅格公司（紐交所：KR）的股票價格上漲。
While the stock has been under pressure on fears of rising competition, the company's industry positioning "allows it to continue managing the competitive environment" with stable gross margins, according to BMO Capital Markets.
儘管出現了競爭加劇的擔憂，該公司的行業定位"使其能夠繼續管理具有穩定毛利率的競爭環境"，BMO資本市場表示。
The Kroger Analyst: Kelly Bania upgraded the rating for Kroger from Market Perform to Outperform, while raising the price target from $58 to $60.
克羅格的分析師肯尼·巴尼亞（Kelly Bania）將其評級從市場執行升級爲市場跑贏，並將價格目標從58美元調高至60美元。
The Kroger Thesis: The company's pending deal to acquire fellow grocer Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE:ACI) is a "win-win under either a deal or no-deal scenario, Bania said in the upgrade note.
克羅格的投資論點是，該公司即將完成對同行艾伯森公司（紐交所：ACI）的收購，無論是否完成交易，都將是"雙贏局面"，巴尼亞在升級報告中說。
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查看其他分析師的股票評級。
He added, however, that a no-deal scenario seems likely, which could also be "the best path forward."
但他補充說，沒能完成交易的情況似乎更有可能，這也可能是"最佳前進道路"。
"We see upside to 1Q IDs and are raising our forecast to 0.8% (from 0%)," the analyst wrote.
"我們看到第一季度內部銷售增長有望，因此將我們的預測上調至0.8％（從0％），"分析師寫道。
He expects Kroger to report earnings of $1.46 per share, beating the current consensus of $1.35, "which we believe could put KR on track to reach the high-end of F25 guidance."
他預計Kroger報告每股收益爲1.46美元，超過目前的共識1.35美元，"我們相信這有可能使KR達到下一個財年指導的高端。"
KR Price Action: Shares of Kroger had risen by 1.88% to $52.01 at the time of publication on Tuesday.
KR股價表現：截至週二發稿時，Kroger的股票價格已上漲1.88％至52.01美元。
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