KKR Falls as Alt-Manager Weakness Overshadows Recent Fundraising and Deal Momentum

KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) is down 3.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied less to a new company-specific setback and more to a broader selloff in alternative asset managers. This could be because investors are still uneasy about private-credit liquidity, redemption pressure, and credit quality across the sector, even after KKR posted strong second-quarter results and announced several large transactions this week.

Details:

KKR reported record second-quarter fee-related earnings, total operating earnings, and adjusted net income per share for the period ended June 30, 2026, along with assets under management of $796 billion.

On August 3, 2026, KKR announced the closing of a $19.2 billion infrastructure fund, its largest infrastructure fundraise to date.

Also on August 3, 2026, KKR announced a deal to acquire Integer in a transaction valued at about $5.7 billion, adding to a busy capital deployment backdrop.

The stock’s decline looks more like sector pressure than an isolated KKR event, with Apollo and Ares also trading down by roughly 3% to 4% today while the broader financial sector was little changed.

Sources:

KKR Investor Relations, KKR Press Release, OpenAI Finance Tool

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$KKR Insider Trading Activity

$KKR insiders have traded $KKR stock on the open market 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 10 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KKR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

SCOTT C NUTTALL (Co-Chief Executive Officer) has made 3 purchases buying 125,000 shares for an estimated $12,833,087 and 0 sales.
JOSEPH Y BAE (Co-Chief Executive Officer) has made 4 purchases buying 125,000 shares for an estimated $12,773,530 and 0 sales.
TIMOTHY R BARAKETT has made 2 purchases buying 100,000 shares for an estimated $9,970,000 and 0 sales.
MATT COHLER purchased 43,872 shares for an estimated $4,514,428

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$KKR Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 599 institutional investors add shares of $KKR stock to their portfolio, and 689 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 11,176,837 shares (+199.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,033,857,422
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 9,110,713 shares (-33.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $842,740,952
FMR LLC removed 5,355,251 shares (-22.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $495,360,717
LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC removed 4,821,777 shares (-96.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $446,014,372
NUVEEN, LLC removed 4,051,566 shares (-64.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $374,769,855
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ removed 3,733,544 shares (-26.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $342,664,668
VALUEACT HOLDINGS, L.P. added 3,279,700 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $303,372,250

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$KKR Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $KKR stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KKR stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $15,000 on 03/27.

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$KKR Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $KKR in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 05/06/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $KKR, check out Quiver Quantitative's $KKR forecast page.

$KKR Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $KKR recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $KKR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $120.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Bill Katz from TD Cowen set a target price of $104.0 on 05/18/2026
Bart Dziarski from RBC Capital set a target price of $128.0 on 05/06/2026
Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $122.0 on 05/06/2026
Michael Brown from UBS set a target price of $126.0 on 05/06/2026
Glenn Schorr from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $119.0 on 04/21/2026
Michael Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $153.0 on 04/21/2026
Chris Kotowski from Oppenheimer set a target price of $140.0 on 04/13/2026

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