Barclays Cuts KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) Price Target to $136.00

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) had its target price trimmed by Barclays from $159.00 to $136.00 in a research note released on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the asset manager’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on KKR. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $170.00 to $166.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $176.00 to $168.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. HSBC raised KKR & Co. Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $144.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $146.00 to $131.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $156.57.

KKR & Co. Inc. Stock Performance

Shares of KKR stock opened at $103.25 on Friday. KKR & Co. Inc. has a 12 month low of $86.15 and a 12 month high of $153.87. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $126.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $130.25. The firm has a market cap of $92.03 billion, a PE ratio of 44.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) last released its 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). KKR & Co. Inc. had a net margin of 11.97% and a return on equity of 5.77%. The business had revenue of $5.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.32 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 76.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 5.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KKR & Co. Inc. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be issued a $0.185 dividend. This represents a $0.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 17th. KKR & Co. Inc.’s payout ratio is currently 31.62%.

Institutional Trading of KKR & Co. Inc.

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,064,587 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $7,657,034,000 after acquiring an additional 821,739 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 4.0% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 19,847,217 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,640,275,000 after purchasing an additional 765,457 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in KKR & Co. Inc. during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,530,419,000. Lone Pine Capital LLC lifted its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. Lone Pine Capital LLC now owns 5,221,769 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $694,652,000 after purchasing an additional 457,998 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in KKR & Co. Inc. by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,642,005 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $603,229,000 after purchasing an additional 65,695 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.26% of the company’s stock.

More KKR & Co. Inc. News

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

• Positive Sentiment: KKR agreed to acquire Arctos Partners in a transaction initially valued at $1.4 billion, creating a new sports investing and GP Solutions platform that expands recurring-fee opportunities and strategic reach into sports franchise stakes. KKR to Acquire Arctos, Establishing a New Platform for Sports, GP Solutions and Secondaries in a Strategic Transaction Initially Valued at 1.4 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/market commentary highlighted KKR’s resilient fee-based revenue and asset growth (AUM up materially Y/Y), prompting bullish coverage and an upgrade thesis that frames current weakness as a buying opportunity. KKR: Private Credit Fears Create Significant Opportunity (Upgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: KKR formed an A$600 million energy-transition strategic partnership with HMC, bolstering its infrastructure/energy transition pipeline and long-term fee and carry prospects. KKR Forms A$600m Energy Transition Strategic Partnership with HMC
• Positive Sentiment: KKR continues to expand data‑center and infrastructure exposure (including transactions tied to STT GDC / Asia data‑center capacity), supporting secular growth themes and larger, fee‑generating pools. KKR and Singtel fully acquire data center firm STT GDC
• Positive Sentiment: KKR declared a quarterly dividend (record Feb 17; payable March 3), a modest yield but supportive of income-oriented sentiment and signaling confidence in cash generation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 results: revenue surged year-over-year (large increase in reported revenue/AUM), but adjusted EPS missed estimates by a small amount ($1.12 vs. $1.14 consensus). Investors are parsing strong top-line/asset trends versus margin/expense drivers. KKR & Co. Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
• Negative Sentiment: KKR disclosed a clawback hit related to an Asia private‑equity fund that weighed on 4Q profit, raising questions about near‑term earnings volatility from realized/unrealized adjustments. KKR’s 4Q profit hit by clawback at Asia private equity fund
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts trimmed price targets this morning (Barclays lowered its target to $136; Oppenheimer trimmed to $187), which can pressure sentiment despite both firms maintaining constructive ratings. Analyst price target coverage

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.