NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- The ex-dividend date for

KKR

(NYSE:

KKR

) is tomorrow, February 16, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 32 cents per share. At a price of $14.92 as of 9:40 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 8.5%.

The average volume for KKR has been 1.2 million shares per day over the past 30 days. KKR has a market cap of $3.05 billion and is part of the

financial

sector and

financial services

industry. Shares are up 13.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.6, above the average financial services industry P/E ratio of 19 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates KKR as a

hold

. The company's strongest point has been its very decent return on equity which we feel should persist. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, premium valuation and poor profit margins. You can view the full

KKR Ratings Report

.

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