Analytical Overview: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF)’s Ratios Tell a Financial Story

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As of close of business last night, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc’s stock clocked out at $8.57, up 1.30% from its previous closing price of $8.46. In other words, the price has increased by $1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. KREF stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.595 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.42.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of KREF’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.63. 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:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 562844416 and an Enterprise Value of 5384796160. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 86.835.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for KREF is 0.92, which has changed by -0.16634244 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KREF has reached a high of $11.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.30%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that KREF traded 890.55K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1086610 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 65.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.91M. Insiders hold about 4.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.28% stake in the company. Shares short for KREF as of 1765756800 were 4208775 with a Short Ratio of 4.73, compared to 1763078400 on 3670934. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4208775 and a Short% of Float of 9.629999999999999.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.0, KREF has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.11820331. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.14.

Earnings Estimates

. The current rating of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) reflects the combined expertise of 6.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.18, with high estimates of $0.25 and low estimates of $0.09.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.39 and $0.21 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.3. EPS for the following year is $0.65, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.93 and $0.41.

Revenue Estimates

In. The current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $26.06M. It ranges from a high estimate of $29.3M 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, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $27.6M. There is a high estimate of $30.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $25.7M.

A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KREF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $116.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $108M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $112.74M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $151.72MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $105.36M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $114.9M and the low estimate is $94M.

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