Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE:KKR)

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Applied Materials, Barrick Gold, Best Buy, Blackstone, Boeing, Cisco, J&J, KKR, McDonald’s, Micron, Occidental, RealReal, Splunk and More

Posted: December 19, 2019 at 9:00 am

Stocks were mixed and looking for direction on Thursday despite news of President Trump's impeachment. Stocks hit all-time highs again this week. Investors rightfully have moved away from those imminent ...
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Problems Persist With Walgreens Potential Go-Private Transaction

Posted: November 11, 2019 at 2:43 pm
Last updated: January 6, 2020 1:18 am

When reports of a go-private transaction are announced by media outlets, it usually sends shares of the underlying company higher. That has definitely been the case when it comes to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Baidu, Blackstone, Comerica, Dollar Tree, GlycoMimetics, IBM, KKR, Target, Whiting Petroleum and More

Posted: August 5, 2019 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 7:11 am

Stocks were indicated to open sharply lower on Monday on continued trade war fears. Despite last week's selling pressure, stocks are still relatively close to all-time highs in the major ...
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Tuesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Tesla, Uber, Amgen, Biogen, Gilead, Deckers, Vertex Pharma, KKR and More

Posted: May 21, 2019 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 4:28 am

Although the broad markets have been in a slump recently amid China trade talks, the S&P 500 and Dow futures for Tuesday morning were relatively positive. While there has been ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: GoldCorp, Gilead, GrubHub, Hilton Worldwide, KKR, Raymond James, Western Digital and More

Posted: October 26, 2018 at 9:15 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 3:49 pm

The futures traded lower again Friday morning as investors tried to balance yesterday's relief rally. Prior to the big rally on Thursday, the S&P 500 had been down six days ...
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Are Envision Shareholders Getting Enough in the Acquisition?

Posted: June 11, 2018 at 8:57 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 10:32 pm

Envision Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: EVHC) saw its shares make a slight bump early on Monday morning after it was announced that the firm would be acquired by KKR & Co. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, Apple, Bristol-Myers, Citigroup, Ford, Groupon, Phillips 66, United Rentals and More

Posted: October 16, 2017 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 7:10 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher on Monday, and investors understand that the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq are all fighting for all-time highs again. The trend that has ruled without ...
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KKR Pulls the Trigger on $2.8 Billion Deal for WebMD

Posted: July 24, 2017 at 10:50 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 9:51 am

Weekend chatter turned out to be right this time. KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR) announced Monday morning that its Internet Brands portfolio company has agreed to acquire WebMD Health ...
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Why the Pandora Investment and Merger Saga May Be Far From Over

Posted: June 10, 2017 at 9:41 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 11:10 am

The long saga regarding Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has finally come to a head. Well, maybe. Rather than KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR) investing $150 million, Sirius XM ...
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Pandora Merger/Investment Migrating to Directionless

Posted: June 8, 2017 at 10:15 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 11:14 am

Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has started having a hard time keeping its investment or merger news straight. After its shares hit a 52-week low on Wednesday, a day ahead ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Canadian Solar, Constellation Brands, Eli Lilly, Incyte, McDonald’s, Snap and More

Posted: April 17, 2017 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 12:56 pm

Stocks were indicated up about 0.1% in Dow and S&P futures on Monday, with light market participation from some European markets after Easter. The bull market may be more than ...
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Blackstone Chief Steve Schwarzman Earned $425 Million

Posted: February 25, 2017 at 9:55 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:30 pm

According to a detailed and extensive analysis by Bloomberg, Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) CEO Steve Schwarzman earned $425 million last year, which put him at the top of payouts ...
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Why 2017 to 2018 Could Be Boom Time for Private Equity

Posted: January 9, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:02 pm

With the bull market nearing eight years old, it has been impossible to ignore the stock market rally since the election in November. Investors are cheering that the Dow Jones Industrial ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Bank of America, First Solar, KKR, On Deck, Red Hat, Shake Shack and Many More

Posted: July 7, 2016 at 8:35 am
Last updated: January 13, 2020 6:01 am

Stocks were indicated marginally lower on Thursday. Last week's post-Brexit recovery may have become muted this week, but it still shows how willing investors are to buy their favorite stocks ...
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How To Get An Exposure to Private Daily Fantasy Sports Leaders

Posted: July 1, 2016 at 11:32 am
Last updated: January 13, 2020 6:09 am

New York lawmakers just voted to pass a bill that will see a young subsector of the fantasy sports space become regulated under state law. That is, daily fantasy sports, ...
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