KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

NYSE:KREF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$734.7m

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 9.47%. Next payment date is on 15th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 31st December, 2024.

Key information

9.5%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield9.7%
Future Dividend Yield11.1%
Dividend Growth6.2%
Next dividend pay date15 Jan 25
Ex dividend date31 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$1.000
Payout ratio-405%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

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

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 25 2024Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024Dividend Pay DateJan 15 202515 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 5 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, KREF has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: KREF has only been paying a dividend for 8 years, and since then payments have not increased.


Dividend Yield vs Market

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Dividend Yield vs Market
How does KREF dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (KREF)9.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Mortgage REITs)12.3%
Analyst forecast (KREF) (up to 3 years)11.1%

Notable Dividend: KREF's dividend (9.47%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: KREF's dividend (9.47%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: KREF is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (46%), KREF's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 18:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is covered by 10 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