NASDAQ: KHC

Kraft Heinz (KHC) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$25.44+0.92 (+3.8%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Kraft Heinz shares moved this week after the company's CEO called 2027 price hikes "likely" due to expected inflation, a comment that also lifted peer General Mills and other packaged-food names. Alongside this, Kraft Heinz reported Q3 2026 earnings that beat both EPS and revenue estimates, with EPS of $0.53 against a $0.42 estimate, and raised the low end of its 2026 annual organic net sales forecast. The company also announced the sale of its North American coffee business, including Maxwell House and Gevalia, to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners for $650 million, retaining a 30% stake and expecting $500 million in net cash proceeds to reduce debt, as part of a broader portfolio simplification effort.

KHC closed at $25.44, up 3.8%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $24.01 and 200-day average of $23.89, with the 1-month return at 15.5% and the 1-year return at 4.6%. The GekkoIndex reads 49.5, placing the stock in the Neutral zone after a 5.4 point pullback over five sessions. Price sits 7.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $23.59.

No confirmed next earnings date appears on the calendar, with the last report landing on 4 November and marking the eighth EPS beat in eight quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 3.3%. Smart-money activity shows 4 unusual options signals over the last 30 days, with call premium of $5,582,083 well above put premium of $271,567. Analyst consensus across 12 firms shows 1 buy, 8 hold and 3 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $24.69. Seasonality over 5 years shows a 0% average 20-day return, rising in 3 of those years.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Kraft Heinz price vs fair value

$25.44$23.59Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $25.44200-day averageGekko Fair Value $23.59

Kraft Heinz quick facts

Market cap
$30.17B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
11.4
EPS, TTM
−$2.94
Revenue, TTM
$24.90B
Profit margin
-13.6%
Dividend yield
6.57%
Beta
0.10
Volume
24.52M avg 13.69M
1-year return
+4.6%
Typical daily move
±2.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.1%
50-day average
$24.01
200-day average
$23.89
Next earnings
—
Shares outstanding
1.19B
52-week range
$21.04$28.09

Kraft Heinz swing-trade checklist

Kraft Heinz scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $25.44 is above the 50-day ($24.01) and 200-day ($23.89) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    49.5, Neutral

    Reading 49.5 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    7.8% above

    Price is 7.8% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 30 days: 4 unusual options signals.

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  • Earnings riskno data

    No data

    No confirmed report date on the calendar.

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  • Seasonalitymixed

    0.0% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged 0% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Kraft Heinz stock chart and price history

Kraft Heinz closed at $25.44 on Nov 4, 2026, +4.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $21.04 to $28.09.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Kraft Heinz share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$22$24$26$28DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct25.44

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+15.5%
3 months
+1.9%
6 months
+10.3%
1 year
+4.6%
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About Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz makes and sells packaged food and drinks to households in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries. Its shelves span condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, prepared meals, meat, beverages, coffee, snacks marketed as healthier options, salad dressings, spices and seasonings, and other grocery staples, with its condiment lines being among its most recognized offerings.

The company moves its goods through its own sales teams as well as brokers, agents and outside distributors, reaching grocery chains, wholesalers, independent and co-op grocers, convenience stores, pharmacies, value retailers, bakeries, mass merchandisers and club stores. It also sells to foodservice and institutional buyers, including hotels, restaurants, hospitals and government bodies, and a portion of its business runs through online retail and e-commerce channels.

The business traces back to 1869 and operated as H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation before taking the Kraft Heinz name in July 2015. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker KHC.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Food: major diversified
Website
kraftheinzcompany.com

Kraft Heinz GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Kraft Heinz’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 49.5, in the Neutral zone, down 5.4 points over five sessions.

010049.5Neutral

Down 5.4 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying49+1.1%+1.8%+1.3%+0.1%
Accumulation330−0.1%−0.5%−0.9%−0.9%
Neutral (current zone)306−0.5%−0.8%−1.7%−4.9%
Distribution10−3.2%−5.6%−4.6%−10.6%
Selling2Too few readings yet

Average KHC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Kraft Heinz stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Kraft Heinz trades 7.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $23.59, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Kraft Heinz shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$23.59

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

7.8% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 2.7% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$24$25Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Kraft Heinz insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Kraft Heinz, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for KHC in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in KHC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Kraft Heinz has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
$4.00M
As a share of market cap
0.01%
Trailing four quarters
$463.0M

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

4signals, 95% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 30, $1.06M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

3of the funds Gekko tracks hold KHC.

1added1opened1trimmed0sold out
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Kraft Heinz earnings: next date and track record

Kraft Heinz beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.3% on average across the report.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.3%average move across the report
2 of 7reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−1.1%Feb ’25+1.0%Apr ’25−3.9%Jul ’25−3.7%Oct ’25−2.3%Feb ’26+4.9%May ’26−6.3%Aug ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Nov 4, 2026$0.53
est $0.42
+25.1%$6.12B
est $6.09B
+0.4%—
Aug 5, 2026$0.56
est $0.53
+5.7%$6.26B
est $6.18B
+1.4%−6.3%
May 6, 2026$0.58
est $0.50
+16.0%$6.05B
est $5.89B
+2.7%+4.9%
Feb 11, 2026$0.67
est $0.61
+9.8%$6.35B
est $6.37B
−0.3%−2.3%
Oct 29, 2025$0.61
est $0.58
+4.6%$6.24B
est $6.25B
−0.3%−3.7%
Jul 30, 2025$0.69
est $0.64
+8.3%$6.35B
est $6.27B
+1.3%−3.9%
Apr 29, 2025$0.62
est $0.60
+3.2%$6.00B
est $6.02B
−0.3%+1.0%
Feb 12, 2025$0.84
est $0.78
+7.7%$6.58B
est $6.66B
−1.3%−1.1%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Kraft Heinz stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Kraft Heinz is $24.69, −2.9% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$24.69consensus 12-month target, −2.9% from the last close
Low $21High $32
Buy1
Hold8
Sell3

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 4BarclaysHold, maintained$25−1.7%
Nov 3BernsteinSell, reiterated$21−17.5%
Nov 2RBC CapitalBuy, maintained$32+25.8%
Oct 23RBC CapitalBuy, maintained$32+25.8%
Oct 21BernsteinSell, maintained$21−17.5%
−1.7%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
0.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Kraft Heinz seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Kraft Heinz averaged 0.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−9.5%2021+4.2%2022+7.7%2023−5.8%2024+3.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.8%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−1.4%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+0.4%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days0.0%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+1.5%3 of 5

For scale, KHC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.

Kraft Heinz market cap and key statistics

Kraft Heinz’s market cap is $30.17B and revenue of $24.90B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$30.17B
Forward P/E
11.4
EPS, TTM
−$2.94
Gekko Fair Value
$23.59

Trading

Volume
24.52M
Avg volume, 20 days
13.69M
52-week high
$28.09
52-week low
$21.04
Shares outstanding
1.19B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$24.90B
Profit margin
-13.6%
Return on equity
-8.8%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+13.6%

Risk and income

Beta
0.10
Typical daily move
±2.9%
Typical 20-day move
±4.1%
Dividend yield
6.57%

Kraft Heinz peers

Kraft Heinz’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
GISGeneral Mills+2.6%Neutral26.8% below
CAGConAgra Brands+3.0%Neutral0.2% below
HLFHerbalife+4.2%Distribution30.6% below
SMPLSimply Good Foods+4.4%Distribution27.8% below
BGSB&G Foods+5.3%Neutral44.7% below
BYNDBeyond Meat−3.6%Accumulation32.1% below

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Kraft Heinz stock FAQ

What is Kraft Heinz’s market cap?

Kraft Heinz’s market cap is $30.17B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $25.44, with 1.19B shares outstanding.

What is the Kraft Heinz stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Kraft Heinz is $24.69, −2.9% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Kraft Heinz stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Kraft Heinz is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $25.44 is 7.8% above Gekko Fair Value of $23.59. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

What is Kraft Heinz’s 52-week high and low?

Kraft Heinz’s 52-week high is $28.09 and its 52-week low is $21.04; it closed at $25.44 on Nov 4, 2026, +4.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $44.87 on May 10, 2022.

Is Kraft Heinz stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and smart money), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Kraft Heinz?

Gekko flagged 4 unusual options signals in Kraft Heinz over the last 30 days, with $5.58M of flagged premium in calls and $272K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 30, 2026 with $1.06M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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