Jim Cramer and Analysts Like These 10 Stocks

8. KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR)

Average Price Target Upside: 41.58%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 83

In January, Cramer said that he would be a buyer of KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) as he commented:

“I am gonna say that I like the stock very much and I think those guys are so smart. I would be a buyer… At one point it was down really big today. That made no sense to me whatsoever.”

KKR (NYSE:KKR) is a private equity and real estate investment firm that focuses on a diverse set of investments, such as acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity, and distressed assets. Montaka Global Investments stated the following regarding KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“With a collective US$1.7 trillion in assets under management, and with access to the best talent, capital, and deals all around the world, Blackstone and KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR), two of Montaka’s largest holdings, are highly advantaged alternative asset managers. They are uniquely positioned to benefit from three structural tailwinds that have commenced:

The structural growth in Asian wealth combined with increasing allocation to alts in the region;

The structural growth in US$85 trillion global private wealth allocations to alts; and

The increasing strategic partnerships between insurers and alts managers, which unlocks access to manage the US$30+ trillion assets of the insurance industry…” (Click here to read the full text)