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

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$8.70 -0.06 (-0.65%)
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About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock (NYSE:KREF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.68
$8.92
50-Day Range
$8.80
$9.59
52-Week Range
$8.28
$12.95
Volume
226,940 shs
Average Volume
534,287 shs
Market Capitalization
$590.15 million
P/E Ratio
54.22
Dividend Yield
11.49%
Price Target
$11.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

KREF MarketRank™: 

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 170th out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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.

  • Read more about KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 54.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is 54.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.72.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.43. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.63% 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 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently increased by 18.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.10%, 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.

  • Read more about KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.63% 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 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently increased by 18.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 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

    2 people have added KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's insider trading history.
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KREF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock was trading at $10.10 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KREF stock has decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $8.6750.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The company reported ($0.15) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 6.42%.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) raised $210 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 5th 2017. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at a price of $20.50-$21.50 per share. Wells Fargo Securities, Morgan Stanley and KKR served as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Goldman, Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) were co-managers.

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.

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
6/30/2025
Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REIT - MTGE TRUST
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NYSE:KREF
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:KREF
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
+32.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.83
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
56.22
Forward P/E Ratio
8.57
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$35.59 million
Pretax Margin
6.11%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$564.63 million
Cash Flow
$1.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.34
Book Value
$20.36 per share
Price / Book
0.44

Miscellaneous

Free Float
66,518,000
Market Cap
$609.95 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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This page (NYSE:KREF) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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