KB Financial Group (KB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KB Financial Group Inc. provides a range of banking and related financial services to consumers and corporations in South Korea, the United States, New Zealand, China, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and internationally. The company operates through Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Other Banking Services, Credit Card, Securities, Life Insurance, and Non-Life Insurance segments. It offers loans, deposit products, and other related financial products and services to large, small, medium-sized enterprises, and small office/home office, as well as individuals and households; investment banking, and brokerage and supporting services; life insurance products; non-life insurance products, including fire, maritime, injury, technology, liability, package, title, guarantee, other special type insurances, automobile, long-term nonlife, property damage, injury, driver, savings, illness, nursing, pension, and others; and credit sale, cash service, card loan, and other supporting services. The company also engages in securities and derivatives trading, funding, and other supporting activities. In addition, it offers foreign exchange transaction; financial investment; credit card and installment financing; financial leasing; auto Installment finance; real estate trust management; capital and collective investment; collection of receivables or credit investigation; software advisory, development, and supply; microfinance; investment advisory; claim; management; savings banking; information and communication; e-commerce; and general advisory services. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $74.00 to $75.14
• 50-Day Range: $46.75 to $74.75
• 52-Week Range: $46.38 to $75.14
• Volume: 298,936 shs
• Average Volume: 192,359 shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.71
• Dividend Yield: 2.85%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

KB Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KB Financial Group scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 96th out of 931 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for KB Financial Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KB Financial Group are expected to grow by 17.25% in the coming year, from $8.87 to $10.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 8.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 8.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KB Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.52. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KB Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.66. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.16% of the float of KB Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KB Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KB Financial Group has recently increased by 40.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

KB Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

KB Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KB Financial Group is 20.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KB Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.48% next year. This indicates that KB Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.16% of the float of KB Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KB Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KB Financial Group has recently increased by 40.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.27

News Sentiment

KB Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.99 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for KB Financial Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for KB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added KB Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KB Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

69.00% of the stock of KB Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 11.52% of the stock of KB Financial Group is held by institutions.

KB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KB shares performed this year?

KB Financial Group's stock was trading at $56.90 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KB shares have increased by 31.4% and is now trading at $74.75.
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How were KB Financial Group's earnings last quarter?

KB Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:KB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The bank reported $3.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.04 by $0.02. The bank earned $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.45 billion. KB Financial Group had a net margin of 12.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.71%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are KB Financial Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of KB Financial Group include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.63%), Northern Trust Corp (0.24%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.21%) and American Century Companies Inc. (0.16%).

How do I buy shares of KB Financial Group?

Shares of KB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of KB Financial Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KB Financial Group investors own include Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Phillips 66 (PSX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Today: 5/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KB
• CIK: 1445930
• Web: www.kbfg.com
• Phone: (222) 073-7114
• Fax: 82-2-2073-2848
• Employees: 150
• Year Founded: 2008

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.43
• P/E Growth: 0.52
• Net Income: $3.59 billion
• Net Margins: 12.33%
• Pretax Margin: 16.08%
• Return on Equity: 7.71%
• Return on Assets: 0.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.29
• Current Ratio: 1.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $19.92 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $13.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.62
• Book Value: $113.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 393,528,000
• Free Float: 121,994,000
• Market Cap: $29.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98