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M&T Bank Corp Makes New Investment in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. $KW

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Key Points

  • M&T Bank Corp bought a new stake of 926,708 shares in Kennedy‑Wilson (NYSE:KW), valued at about $8.96 million and representing roughly 0.67% ownership.
  • Institutional investors now own about 87.72% of KW, with major recent increases from Sumitomo Mitsui (+916%) and UBS (+133.8%), indicating rising institutional interest.
  • Kennedy‑Wilson paid a quarterly dividend of $0.12 (annualized $0.48) for a 4.4% yield
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M&T Bank Corp bought a new position in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 926,708 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $8,961,000. M&T Bank Corp owned approximately 0.67% of Kennedy-Wilson as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KW. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson by 916.0% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,765,866 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $21,601,000 after purchasing an additional 2,493,628 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson by 133.8% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,390,609 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $11,570,000 after purchasing an additional 795,844 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC raised its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson by 251.0% in the second quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 406,895 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,767,000 after purchasing an additional 290,969 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in Kennedy-Wilson in the second quarter worth about $1,585,000. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp raised its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson by 7.3% in the third quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 2,845,077 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $23,671,000 after purchasing an additional 194,755 shares in the last quarter. 87.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kennedy-Wilson Stock Performance

KW opened at $10.90 on Friday. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $5.98 and a 52-week high of $10.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.75. The company has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of -37.57 and a beta of 0.93. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $10.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.85.

Kennedy-Wilson Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Kennedy-Wilson's dividend payout ratio is -165.52%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Kennedy-Wilson from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $11.00.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on KW

About Kennedy-Wilson

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Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc is a publicly traded global real estate investment company that acquires, develops and manages a diversified portfolio of properties. Its core activities include investing in office, multifamily, retail, industrial and self-storage assets while providing comprehensive property management, leasing, capital markets and investment management services to institutional and private clients.

Headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, Kennedy-Wilson operates through two principal business segments: Investments and Asset Services.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW)

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