The stock of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) increased by $1.08 on Tuesday to finish at $61.72, up 1.78 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 3,225,680 shares of common stock traded. 19 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $15.30. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 2,974,010, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 3,056,596.
KKR stock appreciated 3.94% since last month. On 08/02/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $58.22. The stock touched a high of $63.64 on 08/07/23, after rallying from a low of $41.77 in 52 weeks. The price of KKR stock has risen by 32.96% or $15.30 this year, reaching a new high 19 times. Still, the stock price is down -3.02% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
KKR stock investors should be aware that KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 9 days ago on Aug 21. On Aug 21, 10% Owner KKR Group Partnership L.P. sold 15,000,000 shares at $36.85 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $552,750,000. On Aug 14, KKR Group Partnership L.P. sold 10,000,000 shares at a price of US$37.00. After the transaction, the insider now owns 19,644,896 shares. 10% Owner KKR Phorm Investors L.P. had earlier bought 1,735,988 shares on Jul 21 for $3.30 a share. The transaction was completed for $5,728,760.
Valuation Metrics
KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.22. Beta for the stock is 1.51. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 4.37, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 2.82.
Company paid $0.1650 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.1650 last year. A $0.01 dividend increase was reported on Monday May 8 2023.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the recent quarter is 2.44, and the total debt to equity ratio is 2.45. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 41.80% percent. KKR & Co. Inc.’s operating margin stood at 6.10% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of -$973.43 million and revenue of $5.72 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. KKR’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 0.40%. There was a -1.70% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 6.50%.
Earnings Surprise
A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $3.63 billion, while revenues rose by 90.9% to $3.13 billion. EBITDA was $549.14 million for the quarter. At the end of KKR & Co. Inc.’s most recent quarter, its total debt was $48.51 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $857.68 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at KKR & Co. Inc.’s (KKR) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 62.08%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 20.25% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 45.79% and 35.31% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 1.48. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 66.86%, the RSI (14) reading is 59.11%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.63, and the 14-day reading is at 0.23.
Analyst Ratings
In its analyst report released on May 19, 2023, Citigroup began covering KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR). The stock was rated as a Buy by the brokerage firm. Analysts have assigned KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) an Buy rating. KKR is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 1 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 16 others recommend it as a buy.
What is KKR’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $63.00 and $91.00, with a median target price of $73.50. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) is $73.19.
