Natixis Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. $KKR

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) by 9.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 777,150 shares of the asset manager’s stock after acquiring an additional 64,486 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. were worth $100,991,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Korea Investment CORP lifted its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 5.3% in the third quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 893,600 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $116,123,000 after acquiring an additional 45,134 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in KKR & Co. Inc. by 93.6% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 608 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in KKR & Co. Inc. by 1.7% during the third quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 30,787 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $4,001,000 after acquiring an additional 501 shares during the last quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in KKR & Co. Inc. by 15.2% in the third quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 65,323 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $8,489,000 after purchasing an additional 8,603 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in KKR & Co. Inc. by 35.7% in the third quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 24,122 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $3,135,000 after purchasing an additional 6,341 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.26% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KKR. Weiss Ratings upgraded KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from $136.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from $190.00 to $187.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $144.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.80.

Insider Transactions at KKR & Co. Inc.

In other KKR & Co. Inc. news, Director Matt Cohler acquired 43,872 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $102.90 per share, with a total value of $4,514,428.80. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 45,477 shares in the company, valued at $4,679,583.30. This trade represents a 2,733.46% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Joseph Y. Bae acquired 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $102.19 per share, with a total value of $12,773,750.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 509,257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,040,972.83. This trade represents a 32.53% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 393,872 shares of company stock valued at $40,090,679. 23.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

KKR & Co. Inc. Trading Down 4.5%

KKR opened at $91.31 on Monday. KKR & Co. Inc. has a 52 week low of $84.52 and a 52 week high of $153.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $113.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $123.59. The firm has a market cap of $81.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 2.01.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.02). KKR & Co. Inc. had a net margin of 11.97% and a return on equity of 5.57%. The firm had revenue of $5.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.23 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.32 EPS. KKR & Co. Inc.’s quarterly revenue was up 76.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 5.19 earnings per share for the current year.

KKR & Co. Inc. Dividend Announcement

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

More KKR & Co. Inc. News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Director Timothy Barakett bought 50,000 shares (~$4.7M) at about $94.47, raising his stake to 285,000 shares — a clear insider-confidence signal amid recent selling. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: KKR co‑CEOs reportedly purchased ~175,000 shares, which management frames as a vote of confidence while retail investors have been exiting — supports the narrative that leadership thinks the shares are attractive at current levels. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company is pushing a new retail fund and insiders are buying, which could shift KKR’s growth mix toward fee‑based retail distribution if it attracts and retains assets — a longer‑term positive for recurring fees. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: KKR agreed to acquire stakes in SK Eternix from SK Discovery and Hahn & Company — adds portfolio assets and potential fees but is deal‑specific and not transformational by itself. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Latest quarterly results showed a small EPS miss but large revenue growth (driven by itemized results); the company also declared a modest quarterly dividend — mixed fundamentals that leave valuation sensitive to AUM and fee trends. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP has opened an investor investigation into KKR, introducing potential litigation risk and short‑term headline volatility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its KKR price target to $127, part of analyst re‑rating that reflects concern about earnings/fee growth and weaker near‑term valuation support. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector pressure: accelerated retail redemptions from private‑credit and other illiquid products have forced re‑pricing of firms with big private‑credit exposure (including KKR), prompting analysts to rework models and raising liquidity/fee risks. Read More.

About KKR & Co. Inc.

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.