Kellanova [NYSE: K] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.61% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -3.27%.
Over the last 12 months, K stock rose by 37.24%. The one-year Kellanova stock forecast points to a potential upside of 5.33. The average equity rating for K stock is currently 3.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $27.39 billion, with 346.94 million shares outstanding and 297.09 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.23M shares, K stock reached a trading volume of 10577836 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Kellanova [K]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for K shares is $83.38 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on K stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Kellanova shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on May 29, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on February 18, 2025, representing the official price target for Kellanova stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $83, while Exane BNP Paribas analysts kept a Neutral rating on K stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Kellanova is set at 0.60, with the Price to Sales ratio for K stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.17. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.00, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.95. Price to Free Cash Flow for K in the course of the last twelve months was 31.74 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.52.
K Stock Performance Analysis:
Kellanova [K] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.27. With this latest performance, K shares dropped by -4.20% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.01% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 37.24% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Kellanova Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Kellanova [K] shares currently have an operating margin of 15.03% and a Gross Margin at 36.09%. Kellanova’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 10.92%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 8.96%, with Return on Assets sitting at 8.96%.
K Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for K. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Kellanova go to 1.56%.
Kellanova [K] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $82.45%, or 82.88%% of K stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of K stocks are: KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST with ownership of 51.22 million shares, which is approximately 14.9766%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 31.64 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.82 billion in K stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$1.64 billion in K stock with ownership which is approximately 8.3335%.
