KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Financial Services · Asset Management
Sell if holding. At $98.42, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Weak overall score: 4.6/10; Weak growth.
KKR is a global alternative asset manager with $744B AUM across Private Equity ($229B), Real Assets ($192B), and Credit and Liquid Strategies ($322B), plus an insurance segment (Global Atlantic). The firm earns management fees ($4.1B in 2025), carried interest, and investment... Read more
Sell if holding. At $98.42, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Weak overall score: 4.6/10; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 58. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
About KKR & Co. Inc.
About KKR & Co. Inc.
KKR managed $744 billion in assets under management at December 31, 2025, across Credit and Liquid Strategies ($322 billion), Private Equity ($229 billion), and Real Assets ($192 billion), with Global Atlantic contributing $219 billion from insurance operations. Management fees totaled $4.1 billion in 2025 and the capital markets business generated $930 million in transaction fees. The firm employed approximately 4,200 asset management and insurance staff across 36 global offices on four continents.
KKR generates fee income through management fees ranging from 0.4% to 2.0% of capital depending on strategy and vehicle type, carried interest representing a specified percentage of investment gains on third-party capital, and capital markets fees for debt and equity underwriting, syndication, and advisory services. The insurance segment — operated through Global Atlantic — provides retirement and life insurance solutions and requires significant regulatory capital and active asset-liability management to support long-duration policyholder obligations that must be met regardless of investment performance. Approximately 92% of total AUM carries capital with a duration of at least eight years at inception or is perpetual capital, insulating fee revenue from redemption cycles. Credit and Liquid Strategies AUM grew from $7 billion in asset-based finance at December 31, 2020 to $85 billion by December 31, 2025. KKR and its employees have approximately $30 billion invested in or committed to the firm's own funds and portfolio companies.
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Global Atlantic's insurance subsidiaries face regulatory capital requirements and rating agency capital expectations that could require KKR to contribute additional capital if asset-liability management disappoints, since insurance obligations are contractual and must be honored regardless of investment returns — a structural difference from the asset management segment. The 10-K also notes that arrangements with a limited number of financial intermediaries could concentrate counterparty default risk: if such a counterparty defaults, particularly a major investment bank, the company could be materially affected.
See also: Financial Services · Asset Management
From KKR & Co. Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.
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updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — KKR & Co. Inc.
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- NEWS KKR & Co. Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors - MarketWatch — MarketWatch negative
- NEWS KKR & Co. (KKR) Falls on Earnings Miss Despite Strong Fundraising Momentum and Long-Term Growth Plans - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Regional Stocks Rise as KKR (KKR) Agrees to Buy Samsung SDS Conv - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS Samsung SDS shares surge 20% on KKR partnership and $820M bond purchase announcement (SSNLF:OTCMKTS) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
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Revenue shrinking — -6.6% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $98.42, A.R:R 1.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Weak overall score: 4.6/10; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 58. Prior stop was $91.59. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $112.98 (+14.7% upside). Prior stop was $91.59. Stop-loss: $91.59.
Weak overall score: 4.6/10; Weak growth; Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.9%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
KKR & Co. Inc. trades at a P/E of 32.7 (forward 13.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts cover KKR with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $126.
What does KKR & Co. Inc. do?KKR is a global alternative asset manager with $744B AUM across Private Equity ($229B), Real Assets ($192B), and Credit...
KKR is a global alternative asset manager with $744B AUM across Private Equity ($229B), Real Assets ($192B), and Credit and Liquid Strategies ($322B), plus an insurance segment (Global Atlantic). The firm earns management fees ($4.1B in 2025), carried interest, and investment income from its balance sheet across 36 global offices.