Kraft Heinz FY2025 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) – Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kraft Heinz in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.53 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.60. The consensus estimate for Kraft Heinz’s current full-year earnings is $2.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kraft Heinz’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 8th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter. Kraft Heinz had a negative net margin of 17.35% and a positive return on equity of 7.26%. The business had revenue of $6.39 billion during the quarter.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $30.00 to $28.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Kraft Heinz from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Hsbc Global Res raised Kraft Heinz to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz from $27.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kraft Heinz currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $26.58.

Kraft Heinz Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:KHC opened at $24.85 on Friday. Kraft Heinz has a 52-week low of $23.70 and a 52-week high of $33.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.13. The company has a market capitalization of $29.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.16. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.62.

Institutional Trading of Kraft Heinz

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Shell Asset Management Co. increased its stake in Kraft Heinz by 89.7% in the second quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 90,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,335,000 after acquiring an additional 42,758 shares during the last quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. lifted its stake in Kraft Heinz by 39.8% during the second quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 37,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $957,000 after purchasing an additional 10,551 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 13.6% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 878,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,738,000 after purchasing an additional 104,872 shares during the last quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 24.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc. now owns 104,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,691,000 after purchasing an additional 20,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Kraft Heinz by 40.6% during the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 501,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,957,000 after buying an additional 144,817 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.17% of the company’s stock.

Kraft Heinz Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Kraft Heinz’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -42.90%.

Kraft Heinz Company Profile

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands.