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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust NYSE:KREF Stock Report

Last Price

US$10.38

Market Cap

US$722.2m

7D

2.4%

1Y

-20.9%

Updated

06 Jan, 2025

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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

NYSE:KREF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$722.2m

KREF Stock Overview

A mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. More details

KREF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth5/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$10.38
52 Week HighUS$13.29
52 Week LowUS$8.71
Beta1.04
1 Month Change-8.30%
3 Month Change-10.75%
1 Year Change-20.88%
3 Year Change-52.03%
5 Year Change-49.78%
Change since IPO-53.10%

Recent News & Updates

KKR Real Estate Finance: Look For Further Yield Compression On The Preferreds

Dec 02

Recent updates

KKR Real Estate Finance: Look For Further Yield Compression On The Preferreds

Dec 02

KKR Real Estate Finance: The Preferreds Are A Buy At Their 7.7% Dividend Yield

Sep 08

KKR Real Estate Finance: Discount To Book On Commons Quite Deep, The Preferreds A Buy

May 05

KKR Real Estate Finance: CRE Anxiety Will Last Through 2024

Feb 09

KKR Real Estate Finance: Discount To Book Value Tightens, 12.2% Dividend Yield

Dec 27

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: The 10% Preferred Shares Are A Speculative Buy

Oct 08

KKR Real Estate Finance: 14.5% Yield, 28% Discount To Book Value, Risky Environment

Oct 02

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: 14% Yield, But There Are Better Options

Jul 10

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: The Preferred Shares Are Yielding 9.3%

Jan 07

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust declares $0.43 dividend

Dec 13

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust: An 8.7% Yield On The Preferred Shares

Oct 20

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust declares $0.43 dividend

Sep 13

KKR Real Estate: Seeking The Best REIT For Retirement Income

Jul 26

KKR Real Estate: Stable Stock, High Yield, Static Price Performance

Apr 23

If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Before It's Too Late

Apr 15
If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Before It's Too Late

If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Before It's Too Late

Nov 03
If You Like EPS Growth Then Check Out KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) Before It's Too Late

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust beats on revenue

Apr 26

Here's What KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s (NYSE:KREF) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Mar 19
Here's What KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s (NYSE:KREF) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Would Shareholders Who Purchased KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's (NYSE:KREF) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Feb 12
Would Shareholders Who Purchased KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's (NYSE:KREF) Stock Year Be Happy With The Share price Today?

KKR Real Estate Finance closes $565.4M of commitments in Q4

Jan 04

How Much Are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

Dec 22
How Much Are KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust declares $0.43 dividend

Dec 15

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Nov 02

Shareholder Returns

KREFUS Mortgage REITsUS Market
7D2.4%1.0%-0.2%
1Y-20.9%-7.4%25.8%

Return vs Industry: KREF underperformed the US Mortgage REITs industry which returned -7.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KREF underperformed the US Market which returned 25.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KREF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KREF volatility
KREF Average Weekly Movement3.1%
Mortgage REITs Industry Average Movement3.4%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: KREF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: KREF's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2014n/aMatt Salemwww.kkrreit.com

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KREF fundamental statistics
Market capUS$722.16m
Earnings (TTM)-US$20.24m
Revenue (TTM)US$66.59m

10.8x

P/S Ratio

-35.7x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KREF income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$66.59m
Cost of RevenueUS$20.34m
Gross ProfitUS$46.25m
Other ExpensesUS$66.50m
Earnings-US$20.24m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.29
Gross Margin69.46%
Net Profit Margin-30.40%
Debt/Equity Ratio375.5%

How did KREF perform over the long term?

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Dividends

9.6%

Current Dividend Yield

-405%

Payout Ratio

Does KREF pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy KREF by to receive an upcoming dividend?
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 15 2025
Days until Ex dividend6 days
Days until Dividend pay date9 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/06 07:59
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William CatherwoodBTIG
Eric HagenBTIG
Arren CyganovichCitigroup Inc