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KB Financial Group (KB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$58.37 -0.85 (-1.44%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

About KB Financial Group Stock (NYSE:KB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$58.32
$58.99
50-Day Range
$58.46
$72.18
52-Week Range
$36.57
$72.89
Volume
154,689 shs
Average Volume
201,098 shs
Market Capitalization
$22.97 billion
P/E Ratio
6.80
Dividend Yield
3.10%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

KB Financial Group Inc. provides a range of banking and related financial services to consumers and corporations in South Korea, the United States, New Zealand, China, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and internationally. The company operates through Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Other Banking Services, Credit Card, Securities, Life Insurance, and Non-Life Insurance segments. It offers loans, deposit products, and other related financial products and services to large, small, medium-sized enterprises, and small office/home office, as well as individuals and households; investment banking, and brokerage and supporting services; life insurance products; non-life insurance products, including fire, maritime, injury, technology, liability, package, title, guarantee, other special type insurances, automobile, long-term nonlife, property damage, injury, driver, savings, illness, nursing, pension, and others; and credit sale, cash service, card loan, and other supporting services. The company also engages in securities and derivatives trading, funding, and other supporting activities. In addition, it offers foreign exchange transaction; financial investment; credit card and installment financing; financial leasing; auto Installment finance; real estate trust management; capital and collective investment; collection of receivables or credit investigation; software advisory, development, and supply; microfinance; investment advisory; claim; management; savings banking; information and communication; e-commerce; and general advisory services. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

KB Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

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KB Financial Group scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 956 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for KB Financial Group are expected to grow by 15.61% in the coming year, from $9.29 to $10.74 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 6.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.18.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 6.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 35.11.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    KB Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.53. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    KB Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.52. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.09% of the float of KB Financial Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    KB Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KB Financial Group has recently decreased by 13.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    KB Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    KB Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of KB Financial Group is 21.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, KB Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.85% next year. This indicates that KB Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about KB Financial Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.09% of the float of KB Financial Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    KB Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KB Financial Group has recently decreased by 13.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    KB Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for KB Financial Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for KB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added KB Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, KB Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    69.00% of the stock of KB Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 11.52% of the stock of KB Financial Group is held by institutions.

  • Read more about KB Financial Group's insider trading history.
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KB Stock News Headlines

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KB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

KB Financial Group's stock was trading at $41.37 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KB shares have increased by 41.1% and is now trading at $58.37.
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KB Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:KB) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 7th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. KB Financial Group had a net margin of 12.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.71%.

Top institutional shareholders of KB Financial Group include Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.20%), Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky (0.11%), Trinity Street Asset Management LLP (0.06%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (0.06%).

Shares of KB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KB Financial Group investors own include Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Phillips 66 (PSX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/07/2014
Today
12/17/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Banking
Employees
150
Year Founded
2008

Profitability

Net Income
$3.59 billion
Pretax Margin
16.08%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$20.33 trillion
Cash Flow
$10.16 per share
Book Value
$113.02 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
121,994,000
Market Cap
$23.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NYSE:KB) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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