KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) & The Competition Head-To-Head Analysis

KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) is one of 1,744 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare KKR & Co. Inc. to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for KKR & Co. Inc. and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KKR & Co. Inc.	0	4	17	0	2.81
KKR & Co. Inc. Competitors	5560	20137	22477	642	2.37

KKR & Co. Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $123.58, indicating a potential upside of 28.27%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.42%. Given KKR & Co. Inc.’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KKR & Co. Inc. is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.3% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of KKR & Co. Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares KKR & Co. Inc. and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
KKR & Co. Inc.	$19.46 billion	$2.37 billion	30.68
KKR & Co. Inc. Competitors	$2.39 billion	$398.52 million	17.86

KKR & Co. Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. KKR & Co. Inc. is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares KKR & Co. Inc. and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KKR & Co. Inc.	14.41%	5.88%	1.07%
KKR & Co. Inc. Competitors	318.50%	79.22%	3.72%

Dividends

KKR & Co. Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 29.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. KKR & Co. Inc. has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

KKR & Co. Inc. has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR & Co. Inc.’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KKR & Co. Inc. beats its competitors on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

KKR & Co. Inc. Company Profile

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. The Insurance Business segment offers retirement, life insurance and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry Kravis, George R. Roberts, and Jerome Kholberg on May 1, 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.