kroger co kr stock jumped 63 in thursday premarket trading after the grocer reported thirdquarter earnings that beat expectations net income totaled 483 million or 64 cents per share down from 631 million or 80 cents per share last year adjusted eps of 78 cents beat the factset consensus for 67 cents sales of 3186 billion rose from 2972 billion the previous year and also beat the factset consensus of 3116 billion identical sales excluding fuel rose 31 ahead of the factset consensus for a 07 increase chief financial officer gary millerchip said in a statement that the grocer is seeing sustained dineathome trends kroger expects fullyear adjusted eps of 340 to 350 ahead of the factset consensus for eps of 336 kroger stock has rallied 266 for the year to date outpacing the sp 500 index spx  which is up 202 for the period