KKR & Co LP (KKR): Today's Featured Financial Services Loser

KKR (KKR) pushed the Financial Services industry lower today making it today's featured Financial Services loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1%. By the end of trading, KKR fell 6 cents (-0.5%) to $11.75 on light volume. Throughout the day, 529,555 shares of KKR exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $11.75-$12.03 after having opened the day at $11.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $11.81. Other company's within the Financial Services industry that declined today were: Ampal-American Israel Corporation (AMPL), down 8.7%, Dominion Resources Black Warrior (DOM), down 7.6%, Millennium India Acquisition Corporation (SMCG), down 3.9%, and North European Oil Royalty (NRT), down 3.8%.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, special situations, growth equity, mature, and middle market investments. KKR has a market cap of $2.73 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 195.7, above the average financial services industry P/E ratio of 117.4 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 8% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are eight analysts that rate KKR a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and two rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates KKR as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

• You can view the full KKR Ratings Report.

On the positive front, Siebert Financial Corporation (SIEB), up 8.2%, Mesa Royalty (MTR), up 6.7%, Walter Investment Management (WAC), up 6.4%, and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), up 5.3%, were all gainers within the financial services industry with Morgan Stanley (MS) being today's featured financial services industry winner.

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