KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] stock Upgrade by Morgan Stanley analyst, price target now $150

KKR & Co. Inc [NYSE: KKR] gained 2.41% or 5239871.16 points to close at $5240000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 3910525 shares.

It opened the trading session at $128.67, the shares rose to $132.33 and dropped to $129.25, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for KKR points out that the company has recorded -10.60% loss over the past six months.

If we look at the average trading volume of 5.24M shares, KKR reached to a volume of 3910525 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about KKR & Co. Inc [KKR]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KKR shares is $143.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KKR stock is a recommendation set at 1.39. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for KKR & Co. Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on May 14, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 15, 2025, representing the official price target for KKR & Co. Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $150 to $141, while Wells Fargo kept a Overweight rating on KKR stock.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.70, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 20.65. Price to Free Cash Flow for KKR in the course of the last twelve months was 14.93 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 6.27.

Trading performance analysis for KKR stock

KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 7.78. With this latest performance, KKR shares gained by 9.11% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -10.60% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -10.80% in the past year of trading.

KKR & Co. Inc [KKR]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] shares currently have an operating margin of 24.05% and a Gross Margin at 44.04%. KKR & Co. Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 13.32%.

Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 0.62%, with Return on Assets sitting at 0.62%.

KKR & Co. Inc [KKR]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for KKR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for KKR & Co. Inc go to 19.13%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at KKR & Co. Inc [KKR]

There are presently around $61.41%, or 80.37% of KKR stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KKR stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 55.4 million shares, which is approximately 6.2427%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 43.39 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.57 billion in KKR stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$4.4 billion in KKR stock with ownership which is approximately 4.7115%.

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