KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.000-8.000 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

KKR & Co. Inc. Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KKR opened at $97.28 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82. KKR & Co. Inc. has a 1 year low of $47.79 and a 1 year high of $103.48. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $97.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.76. The firm has a market cap of $86.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.61.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The asset manager reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $995.64 million. KKR & Co. Inc. had a return on equity of 4.21% and a net margin of 25.74%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 4.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KKR & Co. Inc. Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Investors of record on Friday, February 16th were given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 15th. KKR & Co. Inc.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on KKR shares. JMP Securities lifted their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $108.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a market outperform rating in a report on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an outperform rating and issued a $104.00 target price on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. from $93.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Barclays boosted their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. from $107.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. to $144.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $90.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Kkr Group Partnership L.P. sold 13,800,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.87, for a total value of $136,206,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other KKR & Co. Inc. news, major shareholder Kkr Alternative Assets Llc purchased 571,429 shares of KKR & Co. Inc. stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $25.00 per share, for a total transaction of $14,285,725.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 1,000,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,017,175. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Kkr Group Partnership L.P. sold 13,800,000 shares of KKR & Co. Inc. stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.87, for a total value of $136,206,000.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 39.34% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KKR & Co. Inc.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. now owns 37,920 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $1,760,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 95.3% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 459 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 4.2% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 5,630 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 12,139 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $563,000 after buying an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Toroso Investments LLC raised its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 10.2% in the first quarter. Toroso Investments LLC now owns 3,873 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 360 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.26% of the company’s stock.

About KKR & Co. Inc.

KKR & Co Inc is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It specializes in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, credit special situations, growth equity, mature, mezzanine, distressed, turnaround, lower middle market and middle market investments.