Choate Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR – Free Report) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,956 shares of the asset manager’s stock after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the quarter. Choate Investment Advisors’ holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. were worth $2,064,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KKR. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management bought a new stake in KKR & Co. Inc. during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new stake in KKR & Co. Inc. during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in KKR & Co. Inc. during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. HM Payson & Co. boosted its position in KKR & Co. Inc. by 6,800.0% during the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 276 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New Hampshire bought a new stake in KKR & Co. Inc. during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. 76.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have issued reports on KKR shares. Barclays dropped their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. from $185.00 to $181.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. from $170.00 to $168.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Hsbc Global Res cut KKR & Co. Inc. from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $151.00 to $150.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $153.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $161.43.
Insider Buying and Selling at KKR & Co. Inc.
In other KKR & Co. Inc. news, major shareholder Genetic Disorder L.P. Kkr sold 6,000,000 shares of KKR & Co. Inc. stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.96, for a total transaction of $197,760,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 19,260,971 shares in the company, valued at approximately $634,841,604.16. This trade represents a 23.75 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 39.34% of the company’s stock.
KKR & Co. Inc. Stock Performance
Shares of KKR opened at $113.54 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $142.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.68. KKR & Co. Inc. has a one year low of $91.92 and a one year high of $170.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.07 and a current ratio of 0.07. The stock has a market cap of $100.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.72.
KKR & Co. Inc. Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $0.175 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. KKR & Co. Inc.’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.02%.
KKR & Co. Inc. Profile
KKR & Co, Inc operates as an investment firm. It offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. The firm’s business segments include Asset Management and Insurance Business. The Asset Management segment engages in providing private equity, real assets, credit and liquid strategies, capital markets, and principal activities.
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