Kenvue Inc [NYSE: KVUE] gained 2.01% or 0.42 points to close at $21.34 with a heavy trading volume of 25533598 shares.
It opened the trading session at $20.82, the shares rose to $21.475 and dropped to $20.645, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for KVUE points out that the company has recorded 1.38% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 18.80M shares, KVUE reached to a volume of 25533598 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Kenvue Inc [KVUE]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KVUE shares is $24.57 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KVUE stock is a recommendation set at 2.60. 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.
Redburn Atlantic have made an estimate for Kenvue Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on April 10, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Evercore ISI raised their target price to In-line. The new note on the price target was released on March 24, 2025, representing the official price target for Kenvue Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $21 to $26, while Piper Sandler kept a Overweight rating on KVUE stock. On December 12, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for KVUE shares from 25 to 24.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.07, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.55. Price to Free Cash Flow for KVUE in the course of the last twelve months was 28.37 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.60.
Trading performance analysis for KVUE stock
Kenvue Inc [KVUE] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.38. With this latest performance, KVUE shares dropped by -0.84% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 1.38% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -0.05% in the past year of trading.
Kenvue Inc [KVUE]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Kenvue Inc [KVUE] shares currently have an operating margin of 17.10% and a Gross Margin at 58.18%. Kenvue Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 6.90%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 3.94%, with Return on Assets sitting at 3.94%.
Kenvue Inc [KVUE]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 KVUE. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Kenvue Inc go to 4.63%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Kenvue Inc [KVUE]
There are presently around $101.17%, or 101.21% of KVUE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KVUE stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 212.06 million shares, which is approximately 11.0739%. PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/, holding 177.12 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.22 billion in KVUE stocks shares; and PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/, currently with $$2.45 billion in KVUE stock with ownership which is approximately 7.0413%.
