Teton Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in KKR & Co. Inc. $KKR

Teton Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 14,500 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $1,884,000. KKR & Co. Inc. accounts for approximately 1.2% of Teton Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 109.6% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,661 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $689,000 after purchasing an additional 2,437 shares during the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC acquired a new position in KKR & Co. Inc. in the 4th quarter valued at $218,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 13.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,050 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. United Bank bought a new position in KKR & Co. Inc. during the 2nd quarter worth $769,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its position in KKR & Co. Inc. by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 5,153 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $685,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.26% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about KKR & Co. Inc.

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

• Positive Sentiment: Director Timothy Barakett bought 50,000 shares (~$4.7M) at about $94.47, raising his stake to 285,000 shares — a clear insider-confidence signal amid recent selling. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: KKR co‑CEOs reportedly purchased ~175,000 shares, which management frames as a vote of confidence while retail investors have been exiting — supports the narrative that leadership thinks the shares are attractive at current levels. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company is pushing a new retail fund and insiders are buying, which could shift KKR’s growth mix toward fee‑based retail distribution if it attracts and retains assets — a longer‑term positive for recurring fees. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: KKR agreed to acquire stakes in SK Eternix from SK Discovery and Hahn & Company — adds portfolio assets and potential fees but is deal‑specific and not transformational by itself. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Latest quarterly results showed a small EPS miss but large revenue growth (driven by itemized results); the company also declared a modest quarterly dividend — mixed fundamentals that leave valuation sensitive to AUM and fee trends. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP has opened an investor investigation into KKR, introducing potential litigation risk and short‑term headline volatility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays cut its KKR price target to $127, part of analyst re‑rating that reflects concern about earnings/fee growth and weaker near‑term valuation support. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector pressure: accelerated retail redemptions from private‑credit and other illiquid products have forced re‑pricing of firms with big private‑credit exposure (including KKR), prompting analysts to rework models and raising liquidity/fee risks. Read More.

KKR & Co. Inc. Stock Performance

NYSE:KKR opened at $91.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $113.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $123.79. The company has a market cap of $81.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.02, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a current ratio of 0.07. KKR & Co. Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $84.52 and a fifty-two week high of $153.87.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The asset manager reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.02). KKR & Co. Inc. had a return on equity of 5.57% and a net margin of 11.97%.The company had revenue of $5.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.23 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.32 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 76.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 5.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KKR & Co. Inc. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $0.185 per share. This represents a $0.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. KKR & Co. Inc.’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.62%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Joseph Y. Bae bought 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $102.19 per share, with a total value of $12,773,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 509,257 shares in the company, valued at $52,040,972.83. This represents a 32.53% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Scott C. Nuttall purchased 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $102.66 per share, with a total value of $12,832,500.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 15,503,748 shares in the company, valued at $1,591,614,769.68. This trade represents a 0.81% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders bought 393,872 shares of company stock valued at $40,090,679 in the last 90 days. 39.34% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on KKR shares. HSBC raised shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $144.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen cut shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $146.00 to $131.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from $168.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, KKR & Co. Inc. presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $151.80.

KKR & Co. Inc. 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.