We're taking a closer look at KKR & today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -3.7% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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KKR & Co. Inc. is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments.
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KKR & has moved 17.9% over the last year compared to 16.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 1.7%
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $2.12
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KKR & has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 63.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.07 and its forward P/E ratio is 22.0
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.63 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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KKR & is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
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KKR & has on average reported free cash flows of $-3188386333.3 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 16.3%