KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Competitors $9.27 +0.09 (+0.98%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KREF vs. GCMG, DEA, ABR, IVT, SSRM, GNL, TIGR, DBRG, VRE, and SILAShould you be buying KKR Real Estate Finance Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust include GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), Easterly Government Properties (DEA), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), SSR Mining (SSRM), Global Net Lease (GNL), UP Fintech (TIGR), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), Veris Residential (VRE), and Sila Realty Trust (SILA). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust vs. GCM Grosvenor Easterly Government Properties Arbor Realty Trust InvenTrust Properties SSR Mining Global Net Lease UP Fintech DigitalBridge Group Veris Residential Sila Realty Trust KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) and GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability. Is KREF or GCMG a better dividend stock? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. GCM Grosvenor pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays out 625.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GCM Grosvenor pays out 1,466.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KREF or GCMG? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GCM Grosvenor. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCM Grosvenor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKKR Real Estate Finance Trust$145.22M4.33$35.59M$0.1657.94GCM Grosvenor$523.47M4.53$18.69M$0.03418.00 Which has more volatility & risk, KREF or GCMG? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend KREF or GCMG? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust presently has a consensus target price of $11.88, suggesting a potential upside of 28.10%. GCM Grosvenor has a consensus target price of $14.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.24%. Given KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is more favorable than GCM Grosvenor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83GCM Grosvenor 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media refer more to KREF or GCMG? In the previous week, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had 5 more articles in the media than GCM Grosvenor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust and 2 mentions for GCM Grosvenor. GCM Grosvenor's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's score of 0.24 indicating that GCM Grosvenor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral GCM Grosvenor 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KREF or GCMG more profitable? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a net margin of 6.30% compared to GCM Grosvenor's net margin of 3.64%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's return on equity of 8.53% beat GCM Grosvenor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KKR Real Estate Finance Trust6.30% 8.53% 1.75% GCM Grosvenor 3.64%-101.23%19.27% Does the MarketBeat Community favor KREF or GCMG? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust received 225 more outperform votes than GCM Grosvenor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.09% of users gave KKR Real Estate Finance Trust an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave GCM Grosvenor an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKKR Real Estate Finance TrustOutperform Votes26260.09% Underperform Votes17439.91% GCM GrosvenorOutperform Votes3757.81% Underperform Votes2742.19% Do institutionals & insiders believe in KREF or GCMG? 70.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.3% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryKKR Real Estate Finance Trust beats GCM Grosvenor on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KKR Real Estate Finance Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KREF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 KREF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKKR Real Estate Finance TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$628.56M$6.94B$11.10B$18.97BDividend Yield11.26%7.12%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio51.5058.9321.9932.71Price / Sales4.336.7226.0827.84Price / Cash6.6917.3217.6017.53Price / Book0.461.652.654.47Net Income$35.59M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.11%1.34%1.35%2.26%1 Month Performance-14.99%-5.69%-0.66%-2.86%1 Year Performance-1.38%4.82%536.11%5.48% KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.33 of 5 stars$9.27+1.0%$11.88+28.1%-1.4%$628.56M$145.22M51.50N/AGCMGGCM Grosvenor2.9741 of 5 stars$12.44+0.4%$14.20+14.1%+32.8%$2.35B$523.47M414.67530Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsDEAEasterly Government Properties2.5474 of 5 stars$20.89+2.2%$29.06+39.1%-31.0%$2.26B$302.05M116.0650Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageABRArbor Realty Trust2.1935 of 5 stars$11.52+2.0%$13.38+16.1%-10.1%$2.21B$625.94M9.68630Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsIVTInvenTrust Properties2.1069 of 5 stars$28.03+1.1%$31.80+13.4%+10.0%$2.17B$273.97M155.72110Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSSRMSSR Mining2.489 of 5 stars$10.63+3.7%$10.03-5.6%+98.5%$2.15B$995.62M-8.244,550Upcoming EarningsGNLGlobal Net Lease3.5059 of 5 stars$7.57+0.5%$9.00+18.9%+8.4%$1.73B$805.01M-8.051Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑TIGRUP Fintech0.5817 of 5 stars$8.25+6.7%$8.83+7.0%+134.0%$1.52B$391.54M41.251,130Options VolumeNews CoverageDBRGDigitalBridge Group4.5591 of 5 stars$8.35-1.6%$16.39+96.3%-49.1%$1.46B$607.03M278.33300Gap DownVREVeris Residential1.5478 of 5 stars$15.46-0.3%$18.75+21.3%+7.8%$1.44B$271.49M-90.94220Short Interest ↑SILASila Realty Trust1.3254 of 5 stars$26.03+0.3%$28.67+10.1%N/A$1.44B$186.86M0.0048Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GCM Grosvenor Alternatives Easterly Government Properties Alternatives Arbor Realty Trust Alternatives InvenTrust Properties Alternatives SSR Mining Alternatives Global Net Lease Alternatives UP Fintech Alternatives DigitalBridge Group Alternatives Veris Residential Alternatives Sila Realty Trust 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 (NYSE:KREF) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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