KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] short interest surges, jumping by 9.54 million million shares

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. KKR & Co. Inc shares valued at $281,068,584 were sold by KKR Group Partnership L.P. on Jun 12 ’25. At $21.15 per share, KKR Group Partnership L.P. sold 13,288,101 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 79,671,883 shares worth approximately $10.26 billion following the completion of this transaction.

Also, KKR Group Partnership L.P. sold 11,600,000 shares, netting a total of over 167,040,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $14.40 each, the insider now holds 21,533,123 shares.

Before that, ROBERTS GEORGE R had added 1,190,094 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $145,036,756, the insider bought KKR & Co. Inc shares for $121.87 each.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on May 14, 2025, KKR & Co. Inc [KKR] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $150. Analysts at HSBC Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of March 20, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for KKR. Earlier on January 30, 2025, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for KKR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing KKR Stock Performance

On last trading session,, KKR & Co. Inc [NYSE: KKR] rose 0.84% to $128.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $127.04, but it reached a high of $129.2251 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.43%. Over the course of the year, KKR & Co. Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $170.40 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $86.15 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for KKR & Co. Inc (KKR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 127.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 126.18. In the upper region, resistance lies at 129.70. The next price resistance is at 130.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.69 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is KKR & Co. Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of KKR & Co. Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.31 million shares to 9.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 9.23 million shares. A jump of 3.2% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.18.

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In terms of KKR & Co. Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 141 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.35% from the previous closing price of $127.77. Analysts anticipate KKR & Co. Inc stock to reach 185 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 119. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked KKR & Co. Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 18, 2024, HSBC Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $148.

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