Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Stock Forecast, Price & News $12.09 +0.38 (+3.25%) (As of 06/6/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$11.61▼$12.2150-Day Range$10.10▼$12.0952-Week Range$9.94▼$19.99Volume401,413 shsAverage Volume497,880 shsMarket Capitalization$835.42 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield14.23%Price Target$15.64 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability KKR Real Estate Finance Trust MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.67 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside29.4% Upside$15.64 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy4.85% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.16Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment1.76Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$454,000 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth37.40%From $1.31 to $1.80 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.00 out of 5 starsFinance Sector96th out of 859 stocksReal Estate Investment Trusts Industry11th out of 188 stocks 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingKKR Real Estate Finance Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $15.64, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a forecasted upside of 29.4% from its current price of $12.09.Amount of Analyst CoverageKKR Real Estate Finance Trust has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted4.85% of the outstanding shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently decreased by 2.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipKKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthKKR Real Estate Finance Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.56% in the coming year. This indicates that KKR Real Estate Finance Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next 3.2 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreKKR Real Estate Finance Trust has received a 34.36% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is driven by its "Development loans for corporations" product. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is -0.16. Previous Next 3.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentKKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.76. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest14 people have searched for KREF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $454,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.20% of the stock of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.26% 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust are expected to grow by 37.40% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.80 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is -18.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is -18.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) StockKKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. engages in originating and acquiring senior loans secured by commercial real estate assets. Its target assets include mezzanine loans, preferred equity and other debt-oriented instruments. The company's investment objective is capital preservation and generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for its stockholders over the long term, primarily through dividends. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust was founded on October 2, 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.Read More Receive KREF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KREF Stock News HeadlinesMay 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) shareholders have endured a 38% loss from investing in the stock a year agoMay 23, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. to Present at Nareit’s REITweek: 2023 Investor ConferenceJune 6, 2023 | UNKNOWN (Ad)The Stock That's Brining Lithium Back To America!The American Energy Crisis Is Very Real And This Stock Is Solving That Problem On U.S SoilMay 19, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesMay 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comChristen E.J. Lee Purchases 10,000 Shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) StockMay 13, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Sets New 1-Year Low at $9.94May 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe CEO & Director of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF), Matthew Salem, Just Bought 14% More SharesMay 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) COO W Patrick Mattson Buys 8,000 SharesJune 6, 2023 | UNKNOWN (Ad)The Stock That's Brining Lithium Back To America!The American Energy Crisis Is Very Real And This Stock Is Solving That Problem On U.S SoilMay 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) CEO Acquires $267,500.00 in StockMay 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Q1 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Price Target Lowered to $15.00 at Raymond JamesApril 27, 2023 | nasdaq.comRaymond James Maintains KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Outperform RecommendationApril 26, 2023 | seekingalpha.comKKR Real Estate: A 16.6% Yield As Commercial Property Goes Through Painful TimesApril 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Price Target Cut to $12.00April 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc Earnings CallApril 24, 2023 | msn.comJP Morgan Maintains KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Overweight RecommendationApril 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Reports First Quarter 2023 ResultsApril 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Receives $17.50 Average PT from BrokeragesApril 23, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust earnings preview: what Wall Street is expectingApril 22, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Set to Announce Earnings on MondayApril 21, 2023 | msn.comA Preview Of KKR Real Estate Finance's EarningsApril 13, 2023 | msn.comKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Market Perform RecommendationApril 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Given New $11.00 Price Target at CitigroupApril 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Short Interest Up 8.1% in MarchMarch 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesFebruary 13, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comCitigroup Keeps Their Hold Rating on Kkr Real Estate Finance (KREF)See More Headlines KREF Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart KREF Company Calendar Last Earnings7/25/2022Ex-Dividend for 4/14 Dividend3/30/2023Dividend Payable4/14/2023Today6/06/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)7/24/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:KREF Previous SymbolNASDAQ:KREF CUSIPN/A CIK1631596 Webwww.kkrreit.com Phone(212) 750-8300FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$15.64 High Stock Price Forecast$22.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$11.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+29.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.66) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio9.23 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$38.10 million Net Margins-4.48% Pretax Margin-4.56% Return on Equity8.54% Return on Assets1.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.16 Current Ratio356.67 Quick Ratio356.67 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$421.97 million Price / Sales1.98 Cash Flow$1.94 per share Price / Cash Flow6.22 Book Value$22.74 per share Price / Book0.53Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares69,100,000Free Float68,266,000Market Cap$835.42 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.84 Key ExecutivesMatthew SalemChief Executive Officer & DirectorW. Patrick MattsonPresident & Chief Operating OfficerKendra DeciousChief Financial Officer & TreasurerJack SwitalaHead-Investor RelationsVincent J. NapolitanoSecretary & General CounselKey CompetitorsBrightSpire CapitalNYSE:BRSPUrstadt Biddle PropertiesNYSE:UBARPT RealtyNYSE:RPTUrstadt Biddle PropertiesNYSE:UBPSaul CentersNYSE:BFSView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsAmeriprise Financial Inc.Sold 12,573 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.333%Arete Wealth Advisors LLCBought 45,300 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.066%JPMorgan Chase & Co.Sold 2,513,841 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.870%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 8,500 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.055%Thrivent Financial for LutheransSold 4,801,334 shares on 5/17/2023Ownership: 0.083%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions KREF Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell KKR Real Estate Finance Trust stock right now? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" KREF shares. View KREF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock. Their KREF share price forecasts range from $11.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $15.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 29.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for KREF or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have KREF shares performed in 2023? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock was trading at $13.96 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, KREF stock has decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $12.09. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 24th 2023. View our KREF earnings forecast. How were KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's earnings last quarter? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 25th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.07. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had a negative net margin of 4.48% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.54%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. How often does KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Friday, April 14th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 14.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 30th. Read our dividend analysis for KREF. What ETFs hold KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) stock in their portfolio include Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (SRET), VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT), Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM), GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (HIPS), Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET), Global X SuperDividend ETF (SDIV) and Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV). Is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust a good dividend stock? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 14.56%. KREF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for KREF. What other stocks do shareholders of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other KKR Real Estate Finance Trust investors own include New Residential Investment (NRZ), AT&T (T), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Energy Transfer (ET), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Hercules Capital (HTGC). When did KKR Real Estate Finance Trust IPO? (KREF) raised $210 million in an initial public offering (IPO) 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. What is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock symbol? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KREF." Who are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's major shareholders? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.85%), State Street Corp (3.29%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (3.11%), Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (2.20%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.61%) and Stephens Inc. AR (1.52%). Insiders that own company stock include Christen EJ Lee, Kkr Group Partnership LP, Matthew A Salem, Reft Holdings LP Kkr, Value Spn-Kref Holdin Tactical and W Patrick Mattson. View institutional ownership trends. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stock price today? One share of KREF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.09. How much money does KKR Real Estate Finance Trust make? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) has a market capitalization of $835.42 million and generates $421.97 million in revenue each year. The company earns $38.10 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.66) on an earnings per share basis. How can I contact KKR Real Estate Finance Trust? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's mailing address is 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY, 10019. The official website for the company is www.kkrreit.com. The company can be reached via phone at (212) 750-8300 or via email at ir@kkr.com. 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