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

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$5.29 -0.07 (-1.23%)
As of 11:53 AM Eastern
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About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock (NYSE:KREF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$5.16
▼
$5.42
50-Day Range
$5.21
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$7.65
52-Week Range
$4.93
▼
$9.10
Volume
97,329 shs
Average Volume
1.16 million shs
Market Capitalization
$303.40 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
7.56%
Price Target
$8.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is a real estate investment trust that originates and acquires commercial real estate loans. Its investments are primarily senior loans secured by commercial properties, with additional exposure to other forms of commercial real estate debt and select related investments.

The company focuses on properties in the United States and is externally managed by an affiliate of KKR, drawing on KKR’s real estate and credit investment platform. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust was established in 2014 and became publicly traded in 2017.

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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

KREF MarketRank™: 
3.13270390768 of 5 stars

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 528th out of 852 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a consensus price target of $8.67, representing about 64.3% upside from its current price of $5.28.

  • 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 decrease by -79.31% in the coming year, from $0.29 to $0.06 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is -1.52, 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 -1.52, 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 0.31. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.09% 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 5.56.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has recently decreased by 4.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.25%, 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 Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 666.67% 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.
  • News Sentiment

    KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for KREF on MarketBeat 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

    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.

  • 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 $8.23 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, KREF stock has decreased by 35.9% and is now trading at $5.2760.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The company reported ($0.58) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.56) by $0.02. The firm earned $29.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.97 million. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.45% and a negative net margin of 58.12%.
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) raised $215 million in an initial public offering on Friday, May 5th 2017. The company issued 10,250,000 shares at $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.

Top institutional shareholders of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust include State Street Corp (2.05%), Ieq Capital LLC (0.23%), Abel Hall LLC (0.09%) and Wedbush Securities Inc. (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew A Salem, W Patrick Mattson, Christen EJ Lee and Ralph F Rosenberg.
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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 Annaly Capital Management (NLY), AGNC Investment (AGNC), AT&T (T), Enbridge (ENB), Ares Capital (ARCC), Rithm Capital (RITM) and Starwood Property Trust (STWD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/21/2026
Record date for 10/15 Dividend
9/30/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
9/30/2026
Dividend Payable
10/15/2026
Today
11/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Sub-Industry
Mortgage REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:KREF
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:KREF
CIK
1631596
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
1976

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$13.00
Low Price Target
$5.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+64.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.11
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.51)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
87.90
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$47.05 million
Net Margins
-58.12%
Pretax Margin
-57.33%
Return on Equity
-1.45%
Return on Assets
-0.25%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.11
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$435.60 million
Price / Sales
0.69
Cash Flow
$0.61 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.65
Book Value
$16.96 per share
Price / Book
0.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
57,310,000
Free Float
56,091,000
Market Cap
$302.25 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NYSE:KREF) was last updated on 11/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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