IB Acquisition (IBAC) Competitors $10.45 -0.03 (-0.29%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.42 -0.03 (-0.28%) As of 04:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IBAC vs. KREF, KDK, ALTI, GAMI, CTO, AEXA, ANSC, PKST, EQV, and AAMShould you be buying IB Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IB Acquisition include KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Kodiak AI (KDK), AlTi Global (ALTI), GAMCO Investors (GAMI), CTO Realty Growth (CTO), American Exceptionalism Acquisition (AEXA), Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition (ANSC), Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST), EQV Ventures Acquisition (EQV), and AA Mission Acquisition (AAM). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. IB Acquisition vs. Its Competitors KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Kodiak AI AlTi Global GAMCO Investors CTO Realty Growth American Exceptionalism Acquisition Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Peakstone Realty Trust EQV Ventures Acquisition AA Mission Acquisition IB Acquisition (NASDAQ:IBAC) and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to IBAC or KREF? In the previous week, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had 10 more articles in the media than IB Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust and 1 mentions for IB Acquisition. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat IB Acquisition's score of 0.58 indicating that KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IB Acquisition 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IBAC or KREF? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than IB Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIB AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AKKR Real Estate Finance Trust$135.31M4.20$35.59M-$0.66-13.11 Which has more risk and volatility, IBAC or KREF? IB Acquisition has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IBAC or KREF? 70.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend IBAC or KREF? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a consensus price target of $11.31, indicating a potential upside of 30.78%. Given KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is more favorable than IB Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IB Acquisition 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Is IBAC or KREF more profitable? IB Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's net margin of -4.43%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's return on equity of 1.61% beat IB Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IB AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A KKR Real Estate Finance Trust -4.43%1.61%0.33% SummaryKKR Real Estate Finance Trust beats IB Acquisition on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IBAC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IBAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIB AcquisitionUNCLASSIFIED IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$143.58M$174.08M$4.84B$10.53BDividend YieldN/AN/A4.42%4.88%P/E RatioN/A2.0023.9527.19Price / SalesN/A140.421,356.18163.56Price / CashN/A71.63127.7961.65Price / BookN/A59.242.136.45Net IncomeN/A-$1.39M$1.22B$276.63M7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.80%-0.71%-2.63%1 Month Performance-2.06%-2.47%0.03%0.31%1 Year Performance4.19%91.78%39.80%30.60% IB Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IBACIB AcquisitionN/A$10.45-0.3%N/A+4.2%$143.58MN/A0.00N/AKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.3836 of 5 stars$8.69-1.2%$11.44+31.7%-25.3%$570.43M$564.63M-13.16N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpKDKKodiak AIN/A$8.91-1.0%N/AN/A$551.17M$16.08M0.00N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionALTIAlTi Global1.1864 of 5 stars$3.67-2.4%N/A-1.5%$539.67M$206.93M-2.04490Short Interest ↓GAMIGAMCO Investors2.1639 of 5 stars$23.97+0.2%N/A-1.0%$534.93M$231.40M9.08170CTOCTO Realty Growth3.4482 of 5 stars$15.82+0.4%$22.00+39.1%-18.5%$521.11M$124.52M-13.7630Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEXAAmerican Exceptionalism AcquisitionN/A$11.76+0.9%N/AN/A$506.03MN/A0.002ANSCAgriculture & Natural Solutions AcquisitionN/A$11.07+0.5%N/A+7.1%$477.12MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumePKSTPeakstone Realty Trust1.4818 of 5 stars$12.63+0.8%$17.50+38.5%+0.1%$465.03M$228.07M-1.4235News CoverageUpcoming EarningsEQVEQV Ventures AcquisitionN/A$10.42+0.0%N/AN/A$464.20MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageAAMAA Mission AcquisitionN/A$10.56+0.2%N/AN/A$464.15MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KREF Alternatives KDK Alternatives ALTI Alternatives GAMI Alternatives CTO Alternatives AEXA Alternatives ANSC Alternatives PKST Alternatives EQV Alternatives AAM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IBAC) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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