Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (NYSE: KW)’s stock price has decreased by -6.10 compared to its previous closing price of 6.56. However, the company has seen a -1.44% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-10 that Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Daven Bhavsar – Head of Investor Relations Bill McMorrow – Chief Executive Officer Justin Enbody – Chief Financial Officer Matt Windisch – President Conference Call Participants Anthony Paolone – JPMorgan Omotayo Okusanya – Deutsche Bank Operator Good afternoon and welcome to the Kennedy-Wilson First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (NYSE: KW) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.10.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KW is 118.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.57% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of KW on May 22, 2025 was 960.29K shares.
KW’s Market Performance
KW’s stock has seen a -1.44% decrease for the week, with a -3.30% drop in the past month and a -29.84% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.15% for Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.89% for KW’s stock, with a -35.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KW stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for KW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for KW in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $9 based on the research report published on February 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KW reach a price target of $6, previously predicting the price at $18. The rating they have provided for KW stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on November 07th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to KW, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on December 16th of the previous year.
KW Trading at -15.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -48.15% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.15%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.66%, as shares sank -4.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -31.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KW fell by -1.44%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -40.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.48. In addition, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc saw -38.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KW starting from MCMORROW WILLIAM J, who purchase 25,000 shares at the price of $6.71 back on May 19 ’25. After this action, MCMORROW WILLIAM J now owns 8,074,517 shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc, valued at $167,750 using the latest closing price.
MCMORROW WILLIAM J, the CHAIRMAN AND CEO of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc, purchase 200,000 shares at $6.36 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’25, which means that MCMORROW WILLIAM J is holding 8,049,517 shares at $1,272,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -6.10, with -1.36 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 226.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at -5.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (KW) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
