KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR)

KKR & Co. Inc. is trading at $100.05, up 9.33% over the past month but down 17.56% over the past year, after an earnings beat on November 9, 2026. The adjusted EPS of $1.78 topped the $1.58 estimate by 12.66%, and the stock rose 2.81% in the first session after the report. The price sits above its 50-day, 200-day and 20-day averages, yet it remains 30.92% below its 52-week high of $144.84. The debate is whether the earnings momentum and the analyst support outweigh a premium valuation: the trailing P/E is 31.46 against a sector median of 16.5.

KKR reported adjusted EPS of $1.78 on November 9, 2026, against an analyst estimate of $1.58, a beat of 12.66%. The stock rose 2.81% in the first session after the report. It was the seventh beat in the last eight reports; the only miss was the February 5, 2026 report, where EPS of $1.12 came in 1.75% below the $1.14 estimate. The reaction has not always followed the beats: of the seven beats, three were followed by a lower share price in the first session.

At $100.05, the stock trades on a trailing P/E of 31.46, which is 90.7% above the sector median of 16.5. Return on equity of 7.28% is below the sector median of 13.8%, and the net profit margin of 11.6% is held back by the same gap in profitability.

The price is 4.76% above its 50-day average and 2.26% above its 200-day average, and the MACD line is positive. The RSI of 59.1 is in the neutral zone. Of 23 analysts with a current rating, 20 rate the stock buy or strong buy, three hold it, and none sell. Three months ago, 19 of 22 ratings were buy. The Wall Street consensus is Strong Buy. Recent rating actions included BMO Capital keeping its Outperform rating on October 27, 2026 and Barclays keeping its Overweight rating on October 26, 2026. Insider activity over the last 18 months shows $414.2M in sales across four transactions and $55.1M in open-market purchases across nine.

The base case is that KKR holds its position above the 200-day average while the earnings beats continue. The analysts' median 12-month target of $120.03 sits 20.0% above the price, and the target range runs from $97.00 to $163.00. Analysts expect EPS to grow 64.8% this fiscal year to $8.03, but they forecast a 10.5% decline next year to $7.18, so the earnings path depends on that reversal being delivered. A move back toward the 52-week high would need sustained profit growth that shows up in revenue, which grew 7.80% last quarter against a sector median of 11.7%. Shares have a beta of 1.72 and a typical daily move of 2.25%, so swings of that size are normal for this stock.

Support sits at $97.84, the 200-day simple moving average. Below it are the 20-day exponential moving average at $95.80 and the 50-day simple moving average at $95.50, with the 52-week low at $82.67 as the furthest support further down. Resistance is the 52-week high at $144.84, the only level above the price.