Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Kroger (KR) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Kroger currently has an average brokerage reco ...

文章核心观点 - 美国联邦贸易委员会(FTC)起诉阻止Kroger公司以250亿美元收购Albertsons公司的交易,称该交易将损害杂货店行业的竞争,伤害消费者利益 [1][3] - Kroger公司表示该交易将立即降低Albertsons门店的价格,因为Albertsons的价格比Kroger高10-12% [5] - Kroger公司律师称FTC的诉讼显示其对行业和参与方都不了解,该交易将有助于门店与沃尔玛、好市多和亚马逊旗下的全食超市等竞争对手抗衡 [7] - FTC诉讼是拜登-哈里斯政府降低消费者价格以及FTC主席利娜·汗利用反垄断法提高工人工资和流动性的一部分 [8] 根据目录分别总结 交易概况 - Kroger和Albertsons于2023年9月宣布拟进行250亿美元的合并交易 [2] - 为通过监管审查,双方同意出售近600家门店给C&S批发杂货商 [2] - Kroger承诺交易完成后将降低10亿美元的杂货价格 [2] 监管审查 - FTC和多个州政府起诉阻止该交易,称其将导致消费者杂货价格上涨,减少行业内工人的议价能力 [3] - 法官正在考虑是否应该暂停交易,等待FTC内部法官审查交易对竞争的影响 [9] - 预计审理将持续3周,将提供关于杂货行业竞争以及C&S能否成功运营579家被剥离门店的证据 [10] - 科罗拉多州和华盛顿州提起的其他诉讼将在FTC案件之后进行审理 [11]

文章核心观点 - 美国联邦贸易委员会(FTC)起诉阻止Kroger公司以250亿美元收购Albertsons公司的交易,认为这将消除两大连锁超市之间的竞争,导致消费者价格上涨,工人议价能力下降[1][2][3] - Kroger和Albertsons表示合并有助于与沃尔玛、好市多和亚马逊等大型零售商竞争[6][12] - 交易完成后Kroger将出售579家门店,以获得监管机构批准[13] - Kroger承诺合并后将降低10亿美元的食品价格,主要针对基本和高需求商品[13][15] 行业概况 - 该交易是拜登政府打击高消费价格的一部分,也是FTC主席Lina Khan利用反垄断法提高工人工资和流动性的一个关键测试[9] - 该案预计将持续3周,将展示主要杂货零售商和较小竞争对手如何定价和看待行业竞争[10][16] - 亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、伊利诺伊州、马里兰州、内华达州、新墨西哥州、俄勒冈州、怀俄明州和哥伦比亚特区与FTC一起提起诉讼[17] - 华盛顿州和科罗拉多州也提起了自己的诉讼[18]

CINCINNATI, Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), is reminding customers about the importance of helping to safeguard the health of our communities by receiving a flu, COVID-19 or RSV vaccine, available at all Kroger Family of Pharmacies and The Little Clinic locations."Vaccines are a critical tool that can help prevent the spread of diseases, maintain public health, and are one of our best defenses against these diseases," said Colleen Lindholz, ...

Collaboration carefully curated with Lisa Vanderpump's signature style CINCINNATI, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced the launch of Vanderpump Blooms x Bloom Haus™, a floral collection curated by businesswoman, TV personality, author and philanthropist Lisa Vanderpump. Available exclusively at Kroger Family of Stores beginning September 4, the collection brings Vanderpump's trademark elegant aesthetic to life with gorgeous floral arrangements.The Kroger Co. announced the ...

Program has granted more than $5 million in scholarship fundsCINCINNATI, Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Foundation today announced the Kroger Scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year, awarding $300,000 to 120 students. All scholars are the children of Kroger associates and receive $2,500 toward any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational program. Launched in 2008, the Kroger Scholars Program has awarded more than $5 million in scholarship funds."To be selected ...

WendellandCarolyn Last year, I wrote about Kroger (NYSE:KR) and argued that it had an attractive valuation. I also liked its dividend growth record. Today, I'd only really support the latter argument. I hold the stock, and I plan to continue doing so. However, I'm not in a huge hurry to add more shares. Kroger is a great company with a long history. It has stores throughout the United States, and it sells many products under its own label. It put out a bid to buy Albertsons (ACI) for $24.6 billion in Oc ...

文章核心观点 - 公司宣布发行总计10亿美元的4.700%到期于2026年的优先票据、10亿美元的4.600%到期于2027年的优先票据、14亿美元的4.650%到期于2029年的优先票据、13亿美元的4.900%到期于2031年的优先票据、22亿美元的5.000%到期于2034年的优先票据、21亿美元的5.500%到期于2054年的优先票据以及15亿美元的5.650%到期于2064年的优先票据 [1] - 公司计划使用发行所得款项的一部分支付与Albertsons Companies, Inc.合并的现金对价 [2] - 2026年、2027年、2029年和2031年到期的优先票据在某些情况下存在特别强制赎回条款,如果合并交易终止或未能在约定日期前完成 [3] - 如果合并交易未能完成,公司计划将2034年、2054年和2064年到期的优先票据所得款项用于一般公司用途 [3] 公司信息 - 公司名称为The Kroger Co.(纽交所代码:KR),致力于"滋养人类精神"的使命 [8] - 公司拥有近42万名员工,每天为1100万客户提供无缝的数字购物体验和各种品牌的零售食品店 [8] 交易信息 - 公司正在与Albertsons Companies, Inc.进行合并交易,并于2022年10月13日签署了相关协议 [2] - 本次债券发行所得款项将用于支付部分合并交易的现金对价 [2]

文章核心观点 - 克罗格公司(Kroger)向联邦法院申请禁令,阻止联邦贸易委员会(FTC)阻止其240亿美元收购艾伯特森公司(Albertsons)的行政程序[1][2] - 克罗格公司同时宣布将发行债券,用于支付部分收购现金对价[3] - FTC认为克罗格-艾伯特森合并将限制竞争,提高食品价格,但两家公司否认了这一说法,并正在出售门店以获得监管批准[4] 根据相关目录分别进行总结 克罗格公司的应对措施 - 向联邦法院申请禁令,阻止FTC阻止其收购艾伯特森公司的行政程序[1][2] - 宣布发行债券,用于支付部分收购现金对价[3] FTC的担忧及公司的回应 - FTC认为克罗格-艾伯特森合并将限制竞争,提高食品价格[4] - 两家公司否认了FTC的说法,并正在出售门店以获得监管批准[4] 股价表现 - 克罗格公司股价下跌约2%,报51.79美元,但今年已上涨约13%[5] - 艾伯特森公司股价下跌不到1%,报20.74美元,今年已下跌9%[5]

Kroger sued the Federal Trade Commission on Monday, seeking to block the regulator from reviewing the grocery chain’s proposed $25 billion merger with smaller rival Albertsons in its in-house tribunal.Kroger called the tribunal unconstitutional, saying the matter should be resolved in a federal court.The lawsuit filed in Cincinnati comes a week before the company is scheduled to face a trial where the FTC has asked a federal judge in Portland, Ore., to temporarily block the merger while its in-house judges ...