Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) in the last few weeks:

• 5/18/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $106.00 to $104.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $113.00 to $126.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $102.00 to $106.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $132.00 to $128.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $127.00 to $122.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/21/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $177.00 to $153.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 4/13/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $187.00 to $140.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $145.00 to $110.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $135.00 to $117.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2026 – KKR & Co. Inc. had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $125.00 to $106.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

KKR & Co. Inc. Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.195 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This is a positive change from KKR & Co. Inc.’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. KKR & Co. Inc.’s payout ratio is 26.53%.

Insider Activity at KKR & Co. Inc.

In related news, CEO Scott C. Nuttall acquired 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $102.66 per share, with a total value of $12,832,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,503,748 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,591,614,769.68. This trade represents a 0.81% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Joseph Y. Bae acquired 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $102.19 per share, for a total transaction of $12,773,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 509,257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,040,972.83. This represents a 32.53% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders acquired 343,872 shares of company stock valued at $34,844,179. 23.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.