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

Company Overview

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: KREF) is a mortgage real estate investment trust sponsored by KKR & Co. Inc. The company focuses on originating, acquiring, financing and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt and real estate-related assets across the United States and select European markets.

The trust’s investment strategy is centered on lending to high-quality office, industrial, retail, multifamily and hotel properties. Its portfolio primarily consists of senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, floating-rate debt securities and preferred equity positions. By leveraging KKR’s global real estate credit platform, KREF aims to generate current income and total returns through disciplined underwriting and active portfolio management.

Established in May 2018, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust benefits from the deep industry expertise and robust deal flow of its sponsor’s real estate credit team. The company’s management brings decades of experience in corporate finance, real estate lending and risk management. Headquartered in New York City, KREF operates with an emphasis on sourcing direct origination opportunities and structuring customized financing solutions for real estate borrowers.

As a publicly traded REIT, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust provides investors with access to a diversified real estate credit strategy. Its focus on floating-rate instruments and a conservative leverage profile are designed to help mitigate interest rate and market volatility over the longer term.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.30 to $6.45
• 50-Day Range: $5.88 to $7.28
• 52-Week Range: $5.25 to $9.98
• Volume: 751,600 shs
• Average Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $408.69 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.29%
• Price Target: $8.40
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 172nd out of 887 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a consensus price target of $8.40, representing about 32.2% upside from its current price of $6.36.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.63) to ($0.31) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is -3.42, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is -3.42, 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 Ratio

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.44% 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 2.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently decreased by 1.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.41%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for KREF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $603,600.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1477% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In 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 $603,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.12% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 5/17/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - MTGE TRUST
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KREF
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:KREF
• CIK: 1631596
• Web: www.kkrreit.com
• Phone: (212) 750-8300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 1976

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: $8.40
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$47.05 million
• Net Margins: -23.55%
• Pretax Margin: -24.44%
• Return on Equity: -0.78%
• Return on Assets: -0.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.90
• Current Ratio: 407.64
• Quick Ratio: 407.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $111.79 million
• Price / Sales: 3.66
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.92
• Book Value: $17.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,300,000
• Free Float: 62,937,000
• Market Cap: $408.69 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81