SeekingAlpha · Oct 30, 2026
KB Financial: A 'Buy' After Q3 Earnings Beat
KB Financial Group delivered solid quarterly results, with its 3Q2026 EPS representing a 4.5% outperformance. Read more on KB stock here.
NYSE · KB
KB Financial Group Inc.
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
$112.70
Down-$1.82 (-1.59%)
Updated Nov 1, 2026, 10:10 PM
SID Score
7.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 31.29B
- P/E ratio
- 8.22
- Dividend yield
- 2.21%
- 52-week range
- $80.06 – $133.29
- Volume
- 614.08K
- Avg. volume
- 125.07K
Price performance · KB
KB price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
KB closed at $112.70 after 20 trading sessions, down 9.66% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $112.70
- Period change
- -9.66%
- Period low
- $112.50
- Period high
- $124.76
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $115.31 | $115.8565 | $112.25 | $112.70 | 614.08K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $117.24 | $117.58 | $113.27 | $114.52 | 342.8K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $115.34 | $116.065 | $113.92 | $115.38 | 349.76K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $112.40 | $112.67 | $111.615 | $112.50 | 251.73K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $112.85 | $113.83 | $112.14 | $113.12 | 268.31K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $114.00 | $115.795 | $113.02 | $114.74 | 297.24K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $117.72 | $118.885 | $115.92 | $116.54 | 156.57K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $120.48 | $120.49 | $118.6575 | $120.20 | 106.95K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $119.13 | $120.78 | $119.11 | $119.75 | 187.63K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $121.12 | $121.1675 | $118.9601 | $119.14 | 139.07K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $119.07 | $120.94 | $118.28 | $118.81 | 154.52K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $115.86 | $117.94 | $114.33 | $117.88 | 310.86K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $118.36 | $118.79 | $116.09 | $117.00 | 251.01K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $122.17 | $122.64 | $121.02 | $121.44 | 268.15K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $123.01 | $123.07 | $121.71 | $121.98 | 134.99K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $121.72 | $123.41 | $121.00 | $123.07 | 217.17K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $121.27 | $122.48 | $120.45 | $122.04 | 164.29K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $124.76 | $125.3599 | $123.68 | $124.73 | 131.4K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $125.25 | $125.48 | $124.31 | $124.76 | 190.09K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $124.00 | $125.47 | $124.00 | $124.75 | 149.57K |
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Company profile
KB Financial Group Inc. is a financial holding company in Korea. The company operations include Kookmin Bank, one of the commercial banks in Korea. The company's subsidiaries collectively engage in a broad range of businesses, including commercial banking, credit cards, asset management, non-life and life insurance, capital markets activities, and international banking and finance. The company's segments include the Banking business, Securities business, Non-life Insurance business, Credit card business, and Life Insurance business. The Group generates the majority of its revenue from the Banking business.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $101.77
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 28
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2018 | Bank of America | Neutral | — |
News briefing
Generated Nov 1, 2026, 7:22 PM
Why Is KB Financial Down Today Despite Q3 Earnings Beat?
KB Financial Group (KB) declined 1.59% today despite posting a Q3 earnings beat, suggesting that market enthusiasm for the positive results has been tempered by broader market conditions or concerns about forward guidance. The disconnect between strong earnings performance and today's price action indicates investors may be cautious about the company's near-term outlook despite operational success.
Bottom line: KB Financial delivered on earnings expectations and maintains analyst support at 'Buy' ratings, yet today's 1.59% decline suggests the market is digesting results cautiously or rotating away from financial sector exposure. For investors, the disconnect between strong fundamentals and negative price action warrants a closer review of management commentary from the earnings call and an assessment of whether the pullback presents a buying opportunity aligned with the bullish analyst consensus.
Yahoo · Oct 30, 2026
KB Financial (KB) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Net profit rose 13.1% as banking and insurance offset market volatility.
SeekingAlpha · Oct 29, 2026
KB Financial Group Inc. (KB) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
KB Financial Group Inc. (KB) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 29, 2026 3:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsGeun-hee Kang - Head of IRSang-Rok Na - Senior MD &...
Yahoo · Oct 29, 2026
AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of KB Insurance Co., Ltd.
HONG KONG, October 29, 2026--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" (Excellent) of KB Insurance Co., Ltd. (KBI) (South Korea). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
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