KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Competitors $124.04 -1.45 (-1.16%) Closing price 05/20/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$122.68 -1.37 (-1.10%) As of 07:34 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KKR vs. BX, BAM, APO, HOOD, ARES, VICI, TPL, OWL, CBOE, and TPGShould you be buying KKR & Co. Inc. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KKR & Co. Inc. include Blackstone (BX), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Apollo Global Management (APO), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Ares Management (ARES), VICI Properties (VICI), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), and TPG (TPG). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. KKR & Co. Inc. vs. Blackstone Brookfield Asset Management Apollo Global Management Robinhood Markets Ares Management VICI Properties Texas Pacific Land Blue Owl Capital Cboe Global Markets TPG KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) and Blackstone (NYSE:BX) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KKR or BX? 76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend KKR or BX? KKR & Co. Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $149.14, indicating a potential upside of 20.24%. Blackstone has a consensus target price of $154.82, indicating a potential upside of 7.44%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than Blackstone.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KKR & Co. Inc. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Blackstone 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is KKR or BX a better dividend stock? KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackstone pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KKR & Co. Inc. has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Is KKR or BX more profitable? Blackstone has a net margin of 20.99% compared to KKR & Co. Inc.'s net margin of 14.31%. Blackstone's return on equity of 19.58% beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KKR & Co. Inc.14.31% 6.20% 1.03% Blackstone 20.99%19.58%8.54% Which has more volatility & risk, KKR or BX? KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer KKR or BX? In the previous week, KKR & Co. Inc. had 8 more articles in the media than Blackstone. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for KKR & Co. Inc. and 33 mentions for Blackstone. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat KKR & Co. Inc.'s score of 1.22 indicating that Blackstone is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KKR & Co. Inc. 31 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blackstone 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, KKR or BX? KKR & Co. Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone. Blackstone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KKR & Co. Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKKR & Co. Inc.$15.09B7.32$3.08B$2.3752.34Blackstone$10.71B9.82$2.78B$3.3243.40 Does the MarketBeat Community favor KKR or BX? Blackstone received 465 more outperform votes than KKR & Co. Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.33% of users gave Blackstone an outperform vote while only 63.65% of users gave KKR & Co. Inc. an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKKR & Co. Inc.Outperform Votes73263.65% Underperform Votes41836.35% BlackstoneOutperform Votes119770.33% Underperform Votes50529.67% SummaryKKR & Co. Inc. beats Blackstone on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KKR & Co. Inc. News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KKR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKKR & Co. Inc.Investment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$110.48B$11.68B$11.64B$19.70BDividend Yield0.59%24.46%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio37.2540.2722.8435.13Price / Sales7.327.9627.5934.12Price / Cash32.9217.7117.6217.51Price / Book1.903.852.854.78Net Income$3.08B$419.40M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.86%-0.06%1.72%1.62%1 Month Performance26.57%13.41%9.94%13.00%1 Year Performance16.47%8.57%538.82%5.59% KKR & Co. Inc. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.9614 of 5 stars$124.04-1.2%$149.14+20.2%+18.3%$110.48B$15.09B37.253,240Trending NewsBXBlackstone4.3994 of 5 stars$145.38-0.9%$154.82+6.5%+14.6%$106.08B$10.71B40.054,700Trending NewsGap UpBAMBrookfield Asset Management3.9498 of 5 stars$59.33-0.6%$59.08-0.4%+45.3%$95.67B$543M44.952,400Positive NewsAPOApollo Global Management4.8957 of 5 stars$142.43-1.0%$157.89+10.9%+23.2%$81.25B$24.62B19.482,540Positive NewsHOODRobinhood Markets3.4682 of 5 stars$63.65+3.1%$55.41-12.9%+211.5%$56.36B$3.26B40.542,400Trending NewsARESAres Management4.6179 of 5 stars$168.84-0.8%$174.50+3.4%+14.8%$55.14B$4.27B83.172,550Trending NewsInsider TradeVICIVICI Properties4.7821 of 5 stars$32.090.0%$35.18+9.6%+5.6%$33.91B$3.88B12.5420Positive NewsTPLTexas Pacific Land1.0561 of 5 stars$1,401.40-2.0%$917.00-34.6%+122.3%$32.21B$727.66M71.06100Positive NewsOWLBlue Owl Capital4.0466 of 5 stars$19.36-0.7%$23.56+21.7%+1.4%$29.77B$2.47B113.89540Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpCBOECboe Global Markets2.6648 of 5 stars$223.01+0.9%$219.64-1.5%N/A$23.35B$4.09B30.891,540Positive NewsTPGTPG4.456 of 5 stars$50.91-1.1%$60.08+18.0%+15.5%$18.81B$2.64B-115.701,110Trending NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Blackstone Alternatives Brookfield Asset Management Alternatives Apollo Global Management Alternatives Robinhood Markets Alternatives Ares Management Alternatives VICI Properties Alternatives Texas Pacific Land Alternatives Blue Owl Capital Alternatives Cboe Global Markets Alternatives TPG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KKR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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