76,659 Kraft Heinz Company $KHC Shares Sold by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. reduced its position in Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) by 33.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 154,987 shares of the company’s stock after selling 76,659 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Kraft Heinz were worth $3,634,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in KHC. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kraft Heinz during the 2nd quarter worth $1,803,911,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Kraft Heinz by 7.3% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 9,270,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,494,000 after purchasing an additional 633,645 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S bought a new position in Kraft Heinz during the second quarter worth about $181,408,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in Kraft Heinz during the second quarter worth about $179,876,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Kraft Heinz by 1.9% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,944,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,663,000 after purchasing an additional 149,034 shares during the period. 78.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Kraft Heinz

Here are the key news stories impacting Kraft Heinz this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kraft Heinz beat third-quarter earnings expectations and raised its 2026 earnings outlook. RBC also sees improving sales, market-share and volume trends as potential signs of a 2027 sales inflection. Kraft Heinz’s Improving Trends Point to 2027 Sales Inflection, RBC Says
• Positive Sentiment: The planned sale of its North American coffee business to One Rock is expected to generate about $650 million. Management intends to use proceeds to reduce debt and refocus on other brands, which could strengthen the balance sheet and sharpen its portfolio. Kraft Heinz to Sell Coffee Unit to Refocus on Other Brands
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views remain mixed: DBS reaffirmed a Hold rating, while Wells Fargo and UBS raised their price targets but retained neutral or equal-weight ratings. The cautious recommendations suggest limited conviction in near-term upside. DBS Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Kraft Heinz
• Negative Sentiment: Management flagged persistent headwinds, including inflation above 5%, sluggish U.S. retail recovery and challenges in improving market share. These pressures could limit growth and offset the benefit of the earnings outlook increase. KHC Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Turnaround and Inflation Pressures
• Negative Sentiment: Dividend-focused coverage has highlighted payout safety concerns among food companies facing sales declines and debt burdens. Kraft Heinz’s declared quarterly dividend is $0.40 per share—an indicated annual yield of about 6.3%—but that high yield may also sharpen investor scrutiny of cash flow and debt. Kraft Heinz Battles Headwinds to Save Its Dividend

Kraft Heinz Price Performance

NASDAQ KHC traded down $0.68 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $24.64. The company had a trading volume of 16,030,528 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,780,060. Kraft Heinz Company has a 52 week low of $21.03 and a 52 week high of $28.09. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.62, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.12.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.11. Kraft Heinz had a negative net margin of 13.64% and a positive return on equity of 7.10%. The business had revenue of $6.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.61 EPS. Kraft Heinz’s revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Kraft Heinz Company will post 2.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Kraft Heinz Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, December 4th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 4th. Kraft Heinz’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -55.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on KHC. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Kraft Heinz in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $24.00 price target on shares of Kraft Heinz in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Kraft Heinz from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Kraft Heinz from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, Evercore set a $24.00 target price on shares of Kraft Heinz in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $23.80.

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