The Kroger Co.
NYSEKR short interest climbs 22.4% in one week to 4.9% of float, highest since early August, as bears rebuild ahead of analyst downgrades.
Three separate ORTEX signals have converged on KR in the 72 hours before its September 15 earnings print. Short interest, options positioning, and borrowing costs are all moving in the same direction. The setup has…
KR arrives at its September 15 earnings print with two distinct positioning signals both pointing in the same direction — and a Street that has spent months marking down its expectations. Options markets have turned…
Snapshot as of 21 Sept 2026
KR heads into its Q3 earnings print on September 15 with short interest climbing sharply and options traders more defensive than they've been in months — a charged setup for a stock already under analyst pressure. The…
KR faces its September 11 earnings report after a sustained wave of analyst target-price reductions — the dominant story heading into the print. The direction of Street opinion has been consistently downward. Following…
KR enters its September 11 earnings window with a familiar tension: the Street's confidence is quietly eroding while short sellers are actually stepping back. The stock closed at $56.69 on Friday, down roughly 3.5%…
KR closes out the week at $55.53 — down 11% over the past month — but the options market is sending an unusually constructive signal that cuts against the bearish price action. The clearest development this week is in…
KR enters the back half of June with a bruised chart, a wave of analyst target cuts, and short sellers quietly reducing their positions — a setup where the damage feels largely priced but the Street is still adjusting…
KR arrives at its June 25 earnings date in a materially different position than it did at the June 18 print. The stock has dropped 17% over the past month and 8.4% in a single session, closing at $56.61 — a sharp…
KR reports Q1 results on June 18 with the fundamental debate sharper than the flat price action suggests. The stock has gone almost nowhere in a month, adding just 0.1% over 30 days to close at $64.71, with a modest…
KR enters Thursday's Q1 earnings print with short interest freshly rebuilt, analyst targets drifting lower, and a stock that has barely moved in a month — a setup that is cautious without being alarming. The short…
Short interest updated daily, real-time options flow, analyst consensus deltas, 13F positioning, ORTEX Alpha signals, and every article ORTEX publishes for KR — free to start on ORTEX.
Sign up for free →Open KR on ORTEX