KREF vs. GCMG, IVT, ABR, DBRG, GNL, WT, TIGR, ESRT, PGRE, and ELME
Should 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), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), Global Net Lease (GNL), WisdomTree (WT), UP Fintech (TIGR), Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), Paramount Group (PGRE), and Elme Communities (ELME). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust vs. Its Competitors
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) and GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had 3 more articles in the media than GCM Grosvenor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust and 1 mentions for GCM Grosvenor. GCM Grosvenor's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's score of 1.04 indicating that GCM Grosvenor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a net margin of 6.42% compared to GCM Grosvenor's net margin of 3.21%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's return on equity of 5.90% beat GCM Grosvenor's return on equity.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.88, suggesting a potential upside of 36.34%. GCM Grosvenor has a consensus target price of $13.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.85%. Given KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is more favorable than GCM Grosvenor.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings 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.
70.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 77.3% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. GCM Grosvenor pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 314.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust beats GCM Grosvenor on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:KREF) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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