KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KKR & Co. Inc. is a global investment firm that manages alternative assets for institutional investors, financial advisers, and other clients. The company invests across private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, and other strategies, seeking to generate long-term value through investments in businesses and assets.

Its activities include acquiring and supporting companies through private equity funds, providing private and public credit solutions, investing in infrastructure projects, and managing real estate investments. KKR also provides insurance-related investment solutions through its ownership of Global Atlantic Financial Group, which offers retirement and life insurance products.

KKR was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts and is widely recognized as a pioneer in the modern private equity industry. The firm serves clients and makes investments across North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and other international markets. Henry Kravis and George Roberts continue to be associated with the firm as its co-founders and co-chairmen.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $89.48 to $92.61
• 50-Day Range: $89.58 to $115.06
• 52-Week Range: $82.67 to $144.84
• Volume: 4.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $81.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.96
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: $127.62
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

KKR & Co. Inc. Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KKR & Co. Inc. scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 851 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: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

KKR & Co. Inc. has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KKR & Co. Inc. has a consensus price target of $127.62, representing about 40.3% upside from its current price of $90.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KKR & Co. Inc. has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KKR & Co. Inc. are expected to grow by 10.13% in the coming year, from $6.22 to $6.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KKR & Co. Inc. is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KKR & Co. Inc. is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KKR & Co. Inc. has a PEG Ratio of 0.79. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KKR & Co. Inc. has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the float of KKR & Co. Inc. has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KKR & Co. Inc. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.42, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KKR & Co. Inc. has recently increased by 1.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

KKR & Co. Inc. has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

KKR & Co. Inc. has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KKR & Co. Inc. is 24.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KKR & Co. Inc. will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.39% next year. This indicates that KKR & Co. Inc. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

KKR & Co. Inc. has a news sentiment score of 0.21. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for KKR & Co. Inc. this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

22 people have searched for KKR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added KKR & Co. Inc. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KKR & Co. Inc. insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,085,800.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.20% of the stock of KKR & Co. Inc. is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.26% of the stock of KKR & Co. Inc. is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KKR
• CIK: 1404912
• Web: www.kkr.com
• Phone: (212) 750-8300
• Fax: 212-750-0003
• Employees: 5,043
• Year Founded: 1976

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KKR & Co. Inc.: $127.62
• High Price Target: $166.00
• Low Price Target: $97.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.62
• P/E Growth: 0.79
• Net Income: $2.37 billion
• Net Margins: 14.41%
• Pretax Margin: 31.14%
• Return on Equity: 5.88%
• Return on Assets: 1.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 0.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.88
• Cash Flow: $4.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.53
• Book Value: $85.69 per share
• Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 897,636,000
• Free Float: 689,384,000
• Market Cap: $81.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.83