KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) Director Timothy Barakett Buys 50,000 Shares of Stock

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) Director Timothy Barakett acquired 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of $94.47 per share, for a total transaction of $4,723,500.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 285,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,923,950. This trade represents a 21.28% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

KKR & Co. Inc. Price Performance

KKR stock traded down $5.70 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $89.89. 1,505,627 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,677,100. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $113.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $124.14. The company has a market cap of $80.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 2.01. KKR & Co. Inc. has a one year low of $84.52 and a one year high of $153.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $5.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.23 billion. KKR & Co. Inc. had a net margin of 11.97% and a return on equity of 5.57%. KKR & Co. Inc.’s revenue was up 76.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.32 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 5.19 earnings per share for the current year.

KKR & Co. Inc. Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were given a $0.185 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. KKR & Co. Inc.’s payout ratio is 31.62%.

Key Stories Impacting KKR & Co. Inc.

Here are the key news stories impacting KKR & Co. Inc. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director Timothy R. Barakett purchased 50,000 KKR shares (~$4.7M) at about $94.47, increasing his ownership to 285,000 shares — a strong insider-confidence signal. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: KKR co-CEOs also bought shares (reported as 175,000 total), which management frames as a vote of confidence while retail investors have been exiting. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company is promoting a new retail fund and insiders are buying, which reposition KKR’s growth narrative toward fee-based retail distribution and could support future AUM/fee growth if redemptions stabilize. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: KKR agreed to buy stakes in SK Eternix from SK Discovery and Hahn & Company — adds portfolio assets and potential fee/income but is deal-specific in impact. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Co-CEO Scott Nuttall commented markets are “shrugging off” geopolitical tensions for now, indicating management sees macro risks but not an immediate business shock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP has opened an investor investigation into KKR, signaling potential litigation risk and added near-term uncertainty for shareholders. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its price target to $127, part of a broader analyst re?rating that reflects lower valuation support and uncertainty around earnings and fee growth. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sectorwide pressure: a wave of private?credit redemptions and liquidity stresses in retailized illiquid products is pressuring firms with large private?credit exposure (including KKR), prompting analysts to rework valuations. Read More.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KKR & Co. Inc.

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Covenant Asset Management LLC raised its position in KKR & Co. Inc. by 1,424.8% during the third quarter. Covenant Asset Management LLC now owns 29,826 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $3,876,000 after acquiring an additional 27,870 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,313,857 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $170,736,000 after purchasing an additional 65,178 shares during the last quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd increased its stake in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 816.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 25,791 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,352,000 after purchasing an additional 22,976 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 59,242,848 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $7,698,608,000 after purchasing an additional 585,893 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allen Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 165.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allen Investment Management LLC now owns 247,375 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $32,146,000 after purchasing an additional 154,009 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KKR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays decreased their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. from $136.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. TD Cowen cut KKR & Co. Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $146.00 to $131.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group cut their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $168.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. HSBC upgraded shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $144.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.80.

KKR & Co. Inc. Company Profile

KKR & Co Inc is a global investment firm headquartered in New York City that specializes in private markets and alternative asset management. Founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Henry Kravis and George R. Roberts, the firm built its reputation in leveraged buyouts and has since expanded into a multi-strategy asset manager. KKR operates across private equity, credit, real assets (including real estate and infrastructure), growth equity and hedge fund strategies, offering a range of investment products and strategies for institutional and private investors.

KKR manages capital through traditional closed-end funds as well as customized vehicles such as separate accounts, co-investments, and listed investment vehicles.