KKR & Co. Inc (NYSE: KKR)’s stock price has plunge by -0.74relation to previous closing price of 116.13. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -14.99% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-06 that KKR shares have dropped over 25% in 2025, but are still up 21% from last year due to strong financial results. KKR’s issuance of mandatory convertible preferred shares aims to raise $1.5 billion, diluting shareholders by about 1% to invest in Strategic Holdings. Strategic Holdings’ aggressive growth targets add complexity and potential volatility to KKR’s earnings, raising concerns among investors.
Is It Worth Investing in KKR & Co. Inc (NYSE: KKR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for KKR & Co. Inc (NYSE: KKR) is 35.27x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KKR is 1.77. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KKR is 676.45M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.64% of that float. On March 10, 2025, KKR’s average trading volume was 4.64M shares.
KKR’s Market Performance
The stock of KKR & Co. Inc (KKR) has seen a -14.99% decrease in the past week, with a -25.06% drop in the past month, and a -27.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.91% for KKR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -13.78% for KKR stock, with a simple moving average of -12.47% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KKR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KKR stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for KKR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for KKR in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $173 based on the research report published on January 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KKR reach a price target of $148. The rating they have provided for KKR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 18th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to KKR, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on September 12th of the previous year.
KKR Trading at -21.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KKR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.35% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.96%, as shares sank -23.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.89% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KKR fell by -14.99%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $133.69. In addition, KKR & Co. Inc saw -22.07% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KKR starting from KKR Genetic Disorder L.P., who sale 6,000,000 shares at the price of $32.96 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, KKR Genetic Disorder L.P. now owns 19,260,971 shares of KKR & Co. Inc, valued at $197,760,000 using the latest closing price.
KKR Group Partnership L.P., the 10% Owner of KKR & Co. Inc, sale 956,462 shares at $29.99 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that KKR Group Partnership L.P. is holding 0 shares at $28,686,687 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KKR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for KKR & Co. Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 13.23, with 0.91 for asset returns.
Based on KKR & Co. Inc (KKR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.17 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of KKR & Co. Inc (KKR) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.