DNUT Stock Trades Above 200-DMA For The First Time Since November 2024

The Krispy Kreme corporate logo is displayed on a sign at their store on January 31, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The Krispy Kreme corporate logo is displayed on a sign at their store on January 31, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
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Updated Oct 22, 2025   |   12:42 PM GMT-04
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  • Retail sentiment on Krispy Kreme stock jumped to ‘extremely bullish’ territory from ‘bearish’ compared to a day ago on Stocktwits.
  • Morgan Stanley kept its ‘Underweight’ rating on the stock with a $2.5 price.
  • Krispy Kreme was the top-performing stock, despite a broader slowdown in overall sector trends, Morgan Stanley said.

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) stock traded above the 200-day moving average (DMA) for the first time since November 2024 and experienced an over 8,200% increase in retail user message count over 24 hours on Stocktwits, as of Wednesday morning, following a Morgan Stanley note that it was the top-performing restaurant stock in the third quarter.

The stock touched a high of $5.11 on Wednesday versus the 200-DMA level of $4.66 earlier in the day. However, it had pared some of the gains as of the time of writing.

Retail sentiment on Krispy Kreme jumped to ‘extremely bullish’ territory from ‘bearish’ compared to a day ago, with message volumes at ‘extremely high’ levels, according to data from Stocktwits.

Analyst Take On DNUT

Morgan Stanley kept its ‘Underweight’ rating and a $2.5 price target on Krispy Kreme, according to MT Newswires. The firm noted that Krispy Kreme was the top-performing stock, despite a broader slowdown in overall sector trends.

“Restaurants as a whole have performed poorly as industry data show a slowdown beginning in September,” Morgan Stanley said.

Shares of Krispy Kreme have lost over 60% of their value in the last 12 months.

Recent Developments At Krispy Kreme

Last week, Krispy Kreme announced the opening of its first store in Madrid, Spain, on October 2, 2025, through a minority interest joint venture with Glaseados Originales S.L. The company said that additional shop openings in Brazil and Uzbekistan are planned before the end of 2025.

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