High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on KKR (NYSE:KKR), and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in KKR often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for KKR. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 37% bullish and 62% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $116,934, and 7 calls, totaling $426,707.
Projected Price Targets
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $115.0 to $130.0 for KKR during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for KKR's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across KKR's significant trades, within a strike price range of $115.0 to $130.0, over the past month.
KKR Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/21/25 | $7.1 | $6.7 | $7.1 | $121.00 | $146.2K | 78 | 206 |
| KKR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $8.0 | $7.5 | $7.9 | $115.00 | $116.9K | 2.3K | 170 |
| KKR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/21/25 | $7.1 | $6.7 | $7.1 | $121.00 | $74.5K | 78 | 371 |
| KKR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $4.6 | $4.5 | $4.5 | $130.00 | $64.3K | 590 | 926 |
| KKR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $5.0 | $4.7 | $4.7 | $130.00 | $38.5K | 590 | 707 |
About KKR
KKR is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with $686 billion in total managed assets, including $556 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of June 2025. The company has two core segments: asset management (which includes private markets—private equity, credit, infrastructure, energy, and real estate—and public markets—primarily credit and hedge/investment fund platforms) and insurance (following the firm's initial investment in, and then ultimate purchase of, Global Atlantic Financial Group, which is engaged in retirement/annuity and life insurance lines as well as reinsurance).
In light of the recent options history for KKR, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
KKR's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 1,900,027, the price of KKR is up 1.44% at $122.99.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 11 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for KKR
4 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $157.0.
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