KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

NYSE:KREF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$445.0m

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Valuation

Is KREF undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Book vs Peers

  • Price-To-Book vs Industry

  • Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of KREF when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: Insufficient data to calculate KREF's future cash flow value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: Insufficient data to calculate KREF's future cash flow value for valuation analysis.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KREF?

Key metric: As KREF is unprofitable and pre-revenue we use its Price-To-Book Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Book ratio for KREF. This is calculated by dividing KREF's market cap by their current book value.
What is KREF's PB Ratio?
PB Ratio0.6x
BookUS$777.41m
Market CapUS$444.96m

Price to Book Ratio vs Peers

How does KREF's PB Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PB ratio for KREF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PBEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.7x
BRSP BrightSpire Capital
0.8x119.48%US$723.0m
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust
0.6x30.57%US$659.6m
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance
0.8x11.12%US$239.2m
SEVN Seven Hills Realty Trust
0.6x18.88%US$192.3m
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
0.6x118.32%US$445.0m

Price-To-Book vs Peers: KREF is good value based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (0.6x) compared to the peer average (0.7x).

Historical Price to Book Ratio

Historical Price to Book Ratio compares a stock's price to the book value of it's equity over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Book Ratio vs Industry

How does KREF's PB Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Mortgage REITs Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / BookEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust
0.1x27.92%US$73.32m
ACMC American Church Mortgage
0.01xn/aUS$67.06k
No more companies available in this PB range
KREF 0.6xIndustry Avg. 0.8xNo. of Companies9PB00.61.21.82.43+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Book vs Industry: KREF is good value based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (0.6x) compared to the US Mortgage REITs industry average (0.8x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KREF's PB Ratio compared to its Fair PB Ratio? This is the expected PB Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KREF PB Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PB Ratio0.6x
Fair PB Ration/a

Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KREF's Price-To-Book Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KREF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$6.92
US$6.33
-8.48%
7.44%US$7.00US$6.00n/a3
May ’27US$6.35
US$6.33
-0.26%
7.44%US$7.00US$6.00n/a3
Apr ’27US$6.01
US$8.63
+43.51%
7.53%US$9.50US$8.00n/a4
Mar ’27US$6.95
US$8.75
+25.90%
9.48%US$10.00US$8.00n/a4
Feb ’27US$8.28
US$10.15
+22.58%
17.18%US$13.00US$8.25n/a5
Jan ’27US$8.22
US$10.25
+24.70%
16.03%US$13.00US$8.50n/a5
Dec ’26US$8.37
US$10.25
+22.46%
16.03%US$13.00US$8.50n/a5
Nov ’26US$8.14
US$10.25
+25.92%
16.03%US$13.00US$8.50n/a5
Oct ’26US$8.99
US$11.00
+22.36%
12.53%US$13.00US$9.50n/a5
Sep ’26US$9.63
US$11.00
+14.23%
12.53%US$13.00US$9.50n/a5
Aug ’26US$9.07
US$11.00
+21.28%
12.53%US$13.00US$9.50n/a5
Jul ’26US$8.79
US$10.90
+24.00%
13.73%US$13.00US$9.00n/a5
Jun ’26US$8.93
US$10.90
+22.06%
13.73%US$13.00US$9.00US$6.655
May ’26US$9.10
US$10.90
+19.78%
13.73%US$13.00US$9.00US$6.355
Apr ’26US$10.66
US$12.88
+20.78%
6.32%US$14.00US$11.50US$6.016
Mar ’26US$11.09
US$12.88
+16.10%
6.32%US$14.00US$11.50US$6.956
Feb ’26US$9.98
US$12.71
+27.34%
8.83%US$14.00US$10.50US$8.286
Jan ’26US$10.10
US$13.00
+28.71%
5.88%US$14.00US$11.50US$8.226
Dec ’25US$11.63
US$13.08
+12.50%
4.64%US$14.00US$12.00US$8.376
Nov ’25US$11.60
US$13.08
+12.79%
4.64%US$14.00US$12.00US$8.146
Oct ’25US$11.98
US$13.00
+8.51%
6.66%US$14.00US$11.50US$8.996
Sep ’25US$11.93
US$12.42
+4.08%
5.41%US$13.00US$11.50US$9.636
Aug ’25US$11.45
US$12.42
+8.44%
5.41%US$13.00US$11.50US$9.076
Jul ’25US$8.89
US$10.75
+20.92%
8.06%US$12.00US$9.75US$8.795
Jun ’25US$9.46
US$10.75
+13.64%
8.06%US$12.00US$9.75US$8.935
US$6.33
Fair Value
9.3% overvalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/07 18:16
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/05 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 6 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
Arren CyganovichCitigroup Inc
Christopher MullerCitizens JMP Securities, LLC