Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kraft Heinz in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Kraft Heinz’s current full-year earnings is $2.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kraft Heinz’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

KHC has been the subject of several other reports. Mizuho set a $29.00 price objective on Kraft Heinz and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Kraft Heinz from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $25.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Kraft Heinz to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eighteen have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kraft Heinz presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $30.22.

Kraft Heinz Price Performance

Shares of Kraft Heinz stock opened at $27.67 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $27.02 and a 200 day moving average of $28.40. Kraft Heinz has a 12 month low of $25.44 and a 12 month high of $36.53. The firm has a market cap of $32.75 billion, a PE ratio of -6.16, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.05. Kraft Heinz had a positive return on equity of 7.40% and a negative net margin of 20.83%. The company had revenue of $6.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.78 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kraft Heinz

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its holdings in shares of Kraft Heinz by 22.3% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 1,367,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,341,000 after buying an additional 248,900 shares during the period. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Kraft Heinz in the 2nd quarter valued at about $66,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 172.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 74,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,916,000 after purchasing an additional 917 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kraft Heinz in the 2nd quarter valued at about $272,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kraft Heinz news, Director Elio Leoni Sceti sold 25,000 shares of Kraft Heinz stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total transaction of $697,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 40,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,116,400. The trade was a 38.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.35% of the company’s stock.

Kraft Heinz Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.8%. Kraft Heinz’s payout ratio is currently -35.63%.

Kraft Heinz Company Profile

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands.