KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.19 to $9.35
• 50-Day Range: $8.62 to $11.40
• 52-Week Range: $8.28 to $12.95
• Volume: 412,353 shs
• Average Volume: 500,061 shs
• Market Capitalization: $625.51 million
• P/E Ratio: 51.25
• Dividend Yield: 10.84%
• Price Target: $11.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 186th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust are expected to grow by 2.86% in the coming year, from $1.05 to $1.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is 51.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is 51.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.45. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently increased by 11.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is 625.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 92.59% in the coming year. This indicates that KKR Real Estate Finance Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.16

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently increased by 11.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.59

News Sentiment

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for KREF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.90% of the stock of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.23% of the stock of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KREF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KREF shares performed this year?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock was trading at $10.10 at the start of the year. Since then, KREF shares have decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at $9.2250.
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How were KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's earnings last quarter?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $31.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.77 million. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had a net margin of 6.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.53%.
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When did KKR Real Estate Finance Trust IPO?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) raised $210 million in an initial public offering on Friday, May 5th 2017. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at $20.50-$21.50 per share. Wells Fargo Securities, Morgan Stanley and KKR acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Goldman, Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) were co-managers.

Who are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust include Stephens Inc. AR (0.70%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.51%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.42%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Reft Holdings LP Kkr, Matthew A Salem, W Patrick Mattson and Christen EJ Lee.
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How do I buy shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust?

Shares of KREF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KKR Real Estate Finance Trust investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Today: 5/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KREF
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:KREF
• CIK: 1631596
• Web: www.kkrreit.com
• Phone: (212) 750-8300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $11.88
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.79
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $35.59 million
• Net Margins: 6.30%
• Pretax Margin: 19.08%
• Return on Equity: 8.53%
• Return on Assets: 1.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.50
• Current Ratio: 296.16
• Quick Ratio: 296.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $145.22 million
• Price / Sales: 4.31
• Cash Flow: $1.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.69
• Book Value: $20.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 67,806,000
• Free Float: 67,889,000
• Market Cap: $625.51 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95