Payne Capital Management LLC Takes Position in KKR & Co. Inc. $KKR

Payne Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKRFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 5,080 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $466,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd grew its holdings in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 14.5% during the first quarter. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd now owns 435,000 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $40,361,000 after buying an additional 55,000 shares in the last quarter. Andra AP fonden lifted its stake in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 201.7% in the first quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 57,630 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $5,331,000 after buying an additional 38,530 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in KKR & Co. Inc. by 125.6% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,728 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $2,515,000 after acquiring an additional 10,982 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in KKR & Co. Inc. by 152.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 174,004 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $22,182,000 after acquiring an additional 105,070 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Next Capital Management LLC grew its stake in KKR & Co. Inc. by 135.6% during the 1st quarter. Next Capital Management LLC now owns 47,771 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $4,419,000 after acquiring an additional 27,498 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.26% of the company’s stock.

KKR & Co. Inc. Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE KKR opened at $108.60 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $97.62. The company has a market capitalization of $97.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.09 and a quick ratio of 0.09. KKR & Co. Inc. has a 1 year low of $82.67 and a 1 year high of $152.10.

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKRGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The asset manager reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.20. KKR & Co. Inc. had a net margin of 14.41% and a return on equity of 5.88%. The firm had revenue of $5.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that KKR & Co. Inc. will post 5.68 earnings per share for the current year.

KKR & Co. Inc. Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th were given a $0.195 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. KKR & Co. Inc.’s payout ratio is currently 24.84%.

KKR & Co. Inc. declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, May 5th that allows the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the asset manager to purchase up to 0.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on KKR shares. Zacks Research raised shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded KKR & Co. Inc. to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. UBS Group increased their price target on KKR & Co. Inc. from $113.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded KKR & Co. Inc. from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Argus boosted their price objective on KKR & Co. Inc. from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.75.

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About KKR & Co. Inc.

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR)

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