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The price of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) closed at $8.44 in the last session, down -0.47% from day before closing price of $8.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. KREF stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.425.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KREF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.89 and its Current Ratio is at 11.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.17.
On April 07, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $10.75.
Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on September 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11.50 to $13.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when ROSENBERG RALPH F sold 125,289 shares for $8.25 per share. The transaction valued at 1,033,634 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
ROSENBERG RALPH F sold 125,289 shares of KREF for $1,033,634 on Dec 03 ’25. The Director now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $8.25 per share. On Dec 03 ’25, another insider, Ralph Rosenberg, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 250,578 shares for $8.36 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KREF now has a Market Capitalization of 554306496 and an Enterprise Value of 5376282624. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 86.697.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KREF is 0.91, which has changed by -0.2508834 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KREF has reached a high of $11.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.35%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KREF traded on average about 848.13K shares per day over the past 3-months and 761900 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 65.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.85M. Insiders hold about 4.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.35% stake in the company. Shares short for KREF as of 1763078400 were 3670934 with a Short Ratio of 4.33, compared to 1760486400 on 3959942. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3670934 and a Short% of Float of 8.4.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KREF is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.117924534. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.14.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) is the result of assessments by 3.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.28 and low estimates of $0.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.29 and $0.21 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.26. EPS for the following year is $0.63, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.93 and $0.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $24.97M. It ranges from a high estimate of $26.9M to a low estimate of $22M. As of. The current estimate, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc’s year-ago sales were $35.13MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $28.45M. There is a high estimate of $31.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $25.7M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KREF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $113.7M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $108M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $111.57M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $151.72MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $105.95M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $119.8M and the low estimate is $94M.
