Are KKR & Co. Inc (KKR) stocks a prudent buy?

KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] stock is trading at $113.25, up 6.03%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The KKR shares have gain 10.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.31%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

KKR & Co. Inc [NYSE: KKR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 15, 2025, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $119 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 20, 2025, and dropped its price target to $141. On January 30, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $173 on the stock. HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $148 on September 18, 2024. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $130 as its price target on September 12, 2024. Redburn Atlantic started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on August 27, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $153. In a note dated January 04, 2024, TD Cowen initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $96 on this stock.

KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] stock has fluctuated between $86.15 and $170.40 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $148.33 within the next 12 months. KKR & Co. Inc [NYSE: KKR] shares were valued at $113.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 30.98% based on the average KKR price forecast.

Analyzing the KKR fundamentals

KKR & Co. Inc [NYSE:KKR] reported sales of 23.38B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -53.10%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.0. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.15.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 108.23 points at the first support level, and at 103.20 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 116.12, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 118.98.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.30, the price to book ratio is 4.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.65.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved KKR Group Partnership L.P., 10% Owner, that happened on Mar 10 ’25 when 2.95 million shares were sold. 10% Owner, KKR Genetic Disorder L.P. completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to sell 6.0 million shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner KKR Group Partnership L.P. sold 0.96 million shares on Nov 27 ’24.

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