Rational Advisors LLC Has $3.71 Million Position in KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR)

Rational Advisors LLC cut its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR - Free Report) by 10.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,050 shares of the asset manager's stock after selling 2,850 shares during the period. Rational Advisors LLC's holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. were worth $3,705,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning grew its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 14.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 69,127 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $9,027,000 after purchasing an additional 8,964 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 122.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 15,523 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $2,027,000 after buying an additional 8,535 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of KKR & Co. Inc. by 35.2% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,979 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $520,000 after buying an additional 1,037 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in KKR & Co. Inc. by 54.7% in the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 3,124 shares of the asset manager's stock valued at $408,000 after buying an additional 1,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in KKR & Co. Inc. by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 2,382 shares of the asset manager's stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. 76.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KKR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from $153.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. StockNews.com upgraded KKR & Co. Inc. to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Barclays lowered their target price on KKR & Co. Inc. from $185.00 to $181.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. HSBC lowered KKR & Co. Inc. from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $153.00 to $173.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JMP Securities raised their price objective on shares of KKR & Co. Inc. from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, KKR & Co. Inc. currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $161.43.

KKR & Co. Inc. Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KKR traded down $3.93 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $134.54. 7,028,574 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,224,257. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.07 and a current ratio of 0.07. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $151.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $140.91. KKR & Co. Inc. has a 12 month low of $91.92 and a 12 month high of $170.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.50 billion, a PE ratio of 40.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.67.

KKR & Co. Inc. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.175 per share. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. KKR & Co. Inc.'s dividend payout ratio is 21.02%.

About KKR & Co. Inc.

KKR & Co, Inc operates as an investment firm. It offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. The firm's business segments include Asset Management and Insurance Business. The Asset Management segment engages in providing private equity, real assets, credit and liquid strategies, capital markets, and principal activities.