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

Company Overview

KB Financial Group Inc. is a South Korean financial holding company headquartered in Seoul. Established in 2008, the group operates through a network of subsidiaries that provide banking, securities, insurance, asset management, credit card, consumer finance and other financial services to individuals, businesses and institutional clients.

Its principal subsidiary, KB Kookmin Bank, offers deposit accounts, lending, wealth management, foreign exchange, payments and corporate banking services. Other major businesses include KB Securities, which provides brokerage, investment banking and wealth management services; KB Insurance, which offers property, casualty and life-related insurance products; KB Kookmin Card, which provides credit and payment services; and KB Asset Management, which manages investment products. The group also operates businesses in consumer finance, savings banking, venture capital and data services.

KB Financial Group serves customers primarily in South Korea and has expanded its financial services presence internationally through overseas offices, subsidiaries and partnerships. Its shares trade on the Korea Exchange, while American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KB.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $131.52 to $132.95
• 50-Day Range: $112.31 to $132.38
• 52-Week Range: $77.44 to $133.08
• Volume: 174,838 shs
• Average Volume: 165,254 shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.34
• Dividend Yield: 2.04%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

KB Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KB Financial Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 254th 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

KB Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KB Financial Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KB Financial Group are expected to grow by 9.14% in the coming year, from $12.91 to $14.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 11.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 11.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KB Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. 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 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.44% 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 2.79, 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 decreased by 3.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

KB Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, 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 23.18%. 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 19.16% next year. This indicates that KB Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

KB Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for KB Financial Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added KB Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 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

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KB
• CIK: 1445930
• Web: www.kbfg.com
• Phone: (222) 073-7114
• Fax: 82-2-2073-2848
• Employees: 141
• Year Founded: 2008

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.23
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: $4.04 billion
• Net Margins: 17.67%
• Pretax Margin: 25.09%
• Return on Equity: 10.11%
• Return on Assets: 0.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.53
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.41 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.00
• Cash Flow: $12.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.19
• Book Value: $110.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 354,690,000
• Free Float: 109,953,000
• Market Cap: $46.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02