KKR & CoKKR
About: KKR is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with $624.4 billion in total managed assets, including $505.7 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of September 2024. The company has two core segments: asset management (which includes private markets—private equity, credit, infrastructure, energy, and real estate—and public markets—primarily credit and hedge/investment fund platforms) and insurance (following the firm's initial investment in, and then ultimate purchase of, Global Atlantic Financial Group, which is engaged in retirement/annuity and life insurance lines as well as reinsurance).
Employees: 4,490
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
269% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 214 | Existing positions closed: 58
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 39 [Q3] → 52 (+13) [Q4]
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 471 | Existing positions reduced: 406
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $70.9B [Q3] → $78.5B (+$7.58B) [Q4]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,153 [Q3] → 1,258 (+105) [Q4]
1.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 61.19% [Q3] → 59.72% (-1.47%) [Q4]
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $833M | Put options by funds: $945M
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Michael Cyprys 76% 1-year accuracy 22 / 29 met price target | 18%upside $156 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 6 Feb 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Brown 52% 1-year accuracy 31 / 60 met price target | 13%upside $150 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 5 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Budish 76% 1-year accuracy 95 / 125 met price target | 37%upside $181 | Overweight Maintained | 5 Feb 2025 |
HSBC Vikram Gandhi 100% 1-year accuracy 3 / 3 met price target | 31%upside $173 | Hold Downgraded | 30 Jan 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Kyle Voigt 71% 1-year accuracy 22 / 31 met price target | 27%upside $168 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 40 articles about KKR published over the past 30 days









