KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) News Today

Here’s a look at the latest developments driving KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) stock today:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup lifted its price target on KKR from $160 to $170 and reiterated a buy rating, implying about 19% upside from current levels. Read More
• Positive Sentiment: KKR increased its quarterly dividend by 5.7% to $0.19 per share, boosting the annualized yield to roughly 0.49%. Dividend Increase
• Positive Sentiment: KKR beat Q2 estimates with $1.18 EPS versus a $1.14 consensus and $1.86 billion in revenue compared to $1.81 billion forecast, driving premarket gains. Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Assets under management climbed to $686 billion in Q2 as fee-related earnings rose 17.4%, reflecting strong underlying demand. AUM Report
• Positive Sentiment: Fee income outpaced a slowdown in exits, showcasing KKR’s diversified revenue streams. Fees Offset
• Positive Sentiment: Harley-Davidson agreed to sell over $5 billion of retail loans to KKR and PIMCO, expanding KKR’s credit platform. Harley Loans
• Positive Sentiment: KKR and Energy Capital Partners plan a joint $4 billion data center project in Texas, diversifying its infrastructure portfolio. Data Center Project
• Neutral Sentiment: KKR published its Q2 2025 results, conference call transcript, and slide deck for investors. Q2 Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q2 earnings call transcripts and presentations were posted on Seeking Alpha and MSN. Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts at Zacks provided a detailed review of KKR’s Q2 key metrics versus estimates. Metric Analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: KKR & Co. 'D' mandatory convertible preferred shares received a buy rating from Seeking Alpha analysts. Preferred Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Singapore’s Keppel benchmarked its asset-divestment plan against KKR’s track record, highlighting KKR’s market reputation. Keppel Comparison
• Negative Sentiment: Advent International sweetened its Spectris bid to £4.2 billion, outbidding KKR’s proposal. Advent Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Spectris shareholders chose Advent’s £4.8 billion bid over KKR’s, ending KKR’s takeover pursuit. FT: Advent Outbids
• Negative Sentiment: UK’s Spectris formally ditched KKR in favor of Advent’s $6.4 billion sweetened offer. Reuters: Spectris Ditches