Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd Purchases New Position in Kraft Heinz Company $KHC

Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,420,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,451,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Kraft Heinz by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 102,933,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,496,131,000 after buying an additional 616,283 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Kraft Heinz by 1.5% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 17,855,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,953,000 after buying an additional 270,678 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in Kraft Heinz by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 13,801,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,134,000 after buying an additional 106,970 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Kraft Heinz by 4.0% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,043,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,427,000 after purchasing an additional 311,020 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors raised its position in Kraft Heinz by 0.4% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,583,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,480,000 after purchasing an additional 30,991 shares during the period. 78.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kraft Heinz Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ KHC opened at $23.79 on Friday. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $22.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.69. Kraft Heinz Company has a fifty-two week low of $21.03 and a fifty-two week high of $29.19. The company has a market cap of $28.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.90 and a beta of 0.06.

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.08. Kraft Heinz had a positive return on equity of 7.26% and a negative net margin of 23.05%.The firm had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. Kraft Heinz has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.980-2.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Kraft Heinz Company will post 2.07 earnings per share for the current 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. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. Kraft Heinz’s dividend payout ratio is presently -32.92%.

Trending Headlines about Kraft Heinz

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

• Positive Sentiment: Kraft Heinz launched JELL-O Simply, a new gelatin and pudding line made with real fruit juice, no artificial sweeteners, no FD&C colors, and at least 25% less sugar, supporting its broader effort to remove synthetic colors from its U.S. portfolio by the end of 2027. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company completed early-tender and pricing steps for a cash tender offer of up to $1.1 billion of notes, and separately issued new euro notes, actions that suggest active refinancing and debt management. Article Title Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near- and long-term earnings estimates, including FY2026 and Q1 2027, which can reinforce the view that Kraft Heinz can hold earnings steady despite a tough consumer backdrop.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research kept a Hold rating on Kraft Heinz, signaling limited conviction even after some estimate increases.
• Negative Sentiment: Some Zacks revisions were cut, including lower EPS forecasts for Q3 2026, Q4 2026, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027, and FY2027, which may limit enthusiasm for a bigger rerating.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kraft Heinz

In other news, insider Cory Onell sold 4,991 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.34, for a total value of $121,480.94. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 197,463 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,806,249.42. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $24.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $18.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Kraft Heinz from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Kraft Heinz in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $23.06.

Kraft Heinz Profile

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.