Kennedy-Wilson (KW) News Today

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,320,000 shares, a drop of 13.2% from the July 15th total of 6,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 817,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.5 days. Approximately 4.6% of the company's stock are short sold.

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) Shares Down 4.9%

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported ($0.43) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.55) by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $132.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $100.66 million. Kennedy-Wilson had a negative net margin of 41.31% and a negative return on equity of 7.88%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.28 EPS.

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share by the financial services provider on Thursday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.61%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th.

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) Shares Gap Up After Analyst Upgrade

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Kennedy-Wilson from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 273.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 189,001 shares of the financial services provider'

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 6,378.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 172,125 shares of the financial service

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its position in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 2.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,705,209 shares of the financial services provider's stock after

Russell Investments Group Ltd. lessened its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 86.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,058 shares of the financial services

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) will be releasing earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, August 7, Zacks reports. (Register for Conference Call at http://mmm.wallstreethorizon.com/u.asp?u=606920)

Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new position in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 90,206 shares of the financial services provi

ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 31.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 868,068 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 1,238.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 704,763 shares of the fin

Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) Trading Down 4.6%

Vanguard Group Inc. reduced its stake in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,065,894 shares of the financial services provide

StockNews.com upgraded Kennedy-Wilson from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its stake in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 9.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,665,189 shares of the financial services provider's stock after sell

StockNews.com cut Kennedy-Wilson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday.

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kennedy-Wilson from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday.

Old West Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 19.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 536,843 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing a

StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kennedy-Wilson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday.

Norges Bank purchased a new position in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 652,484 shares of the financial services

StockNews.com raised Kennedy-Wilson from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP cut its holdings in Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,812,986 shares of the financial services provider's

Russell Investments Group Ltd. cut its stake in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW - Free Report) by 59.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 141,164 shares of the financial services provider's stock afte

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KW) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.12 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, July 5th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 28th.