Factorial Partners LLC Raises Stock Position in Kraft Heinz Company $KHC

Factorial Partners LLC lifted its position in Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC – Free Report) by 115.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,500 shares during the quarter. Factorial Partners LLC’s holdings in Kraft Heinz were worth $1,018,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Kraft Heinz by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 102,933,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,496,131,000 after acquiring an additional 616,283 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Kraft Heinz by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 17,855,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,953,000 after acquiring an additional 270,678 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Kraft Heinz by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 13,801,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $336,134,000 after acquiring an additional 106,970 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Kraft Heinz in the 4th quarter worth about $332,382,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Kraft Heinz by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,043,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,427,000 after acquiring an additional 311,020 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 78.17% of the company’s stock.

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Kraft Heinz Trading Down 1.6%

NASDAQ:KHC opened at $23.63 on Tuesday. Kraft Heinz Company has a one year low of $21.03 and a one year high of $29.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market cap of $28.02 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.86 and a beta of 0.06. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.68.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.08. Kraft Heinz had a negative net margin of 23.05% and a positive return on equity of 7.26%. The business had revenue of $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.62 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Kraft Heinz has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.100 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Kraft Heinz Company will post 2.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kraft Heinz Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. Kraft Heinz’s payout ratio is currently -32.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on KHC shares. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of Kraft Heinz in a report on Monday, April 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $23.00 target price on shares of Kraft Heinz in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Kraft Heinz from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Kraft Heinz from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $23.06.

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Kraft Heinz Company Profile

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The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC) is a global food and beverage company formed in 2015 through the merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company. The combination created one of the largest packaged-food companies in the world, built around well-known consumer brands. The merger was supported by major investors and established a multi-national platform for branded food products.

Kraft Heinz develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of branded packaged foods and condiments.

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