(KREF) KKR Real Estate Finance - Ratings and Ratios
Real Estate Loans, Commercial Loans, Loan Origination, Secured Loans
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Description: KREF KKR Real Estate Finance
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is a mortgage REIT that specializes in originating and acquiring senior loans secured by commercial real estate assets in the US, providing financing for leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans. As a REIT, it is exempt from federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders, making it an attractive income-generating investment.
The companys business model is centered around providing credit investments related to commercial real estate, which includes loan origination and acquisition. With its headquarters in New York, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. has been operating since 2014, and its website (https://www.kkrreit.com) provides additional information on its operations and investment strategies.
From a technical analysis perspective, KREFs current price is $9.06, slightly below its 20-day and 50-day simple moving averages, indicating a neutral short-term trend. However, its 200-day SMA is $10.35, suggesting a long-term downtrend. The Average True Range (ATR) is 2.10%, indicating moderate volatility. Given the current technical setup, a potential trading range could be between $8.30 (52-week low) and $12.01 (52-week high).
Fundamentally, KREF has a market capitalization of $616.36 million, with a P/E ratio of 53.47 and a forward P/E of 11.67, indicating a potential earnings growth. The Return on Equity (RoE) is 2.51%, which is relatively low. However, as a REIT, its dividend yield is likely to be a key attraction for investors. Using the available fundamental and technical data, a potential forecast could be that KREFs price will be influenced by its ability to maintain a stable dividend yield, while its earnings growth and potential changes in interest rates could impact its P/E ratio, potentially driving the stock price towards $10.50 in the next 6-12 months, assuming a stable commercial real estate market and a moderate economic growth.
KREF Stock Overview
Market Cap in USD | 596m |
Sector | Real Estate |
Industry | REIT - Mortgage |
GiC Sub-Industry | Mortgage REITs |
IPO / Inception | 2017-05-05 |
KREF Stock Ratings
Growth Rating | -40.4 |
Fundamental | 29.5 |
Dividend Rating | 37.9 |
Rel. Strength | -8.18 |
Analysts | 4.20 of 5 |
Fair Price Momentum | 9.26 USD |
Fair Price DCF | 16.35 USD |
KREF Dividends
Dividend Yield 12m | 10.30% |
Yield on Cost 5y | 9.49% |
Annual Growth 5y | -10.28% |
Payout Consistency | 92.4% |
Payout Ratio | 2.7% |
KREF Growth Ratios
Growth Correlation 3m | 29.3% |
Growth Correlation 12m | -76.7% |
Growth Correlation 5y | -60% |
CAGR 5y | -2.51% |
CAGR/Max DD 5y | -0.05 |
Sharpe Ratio 12m | 0.20 |
Alpha | -17.35 |
Beta | 0.460 |
Volatility | 22.80% |
Current Volume | 492.9k |
Average Volume 20d | 585.2k |
Stop Loss | 9 (-3%) |
As of August 08, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 9.28 with a total of 492,892 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.65%, over one month by +5.82%, over three months by +4.66% and over the past year by -4.31%.
Neither. Based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, KKR Real Estate Finance is currently (August 2025) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 29.50 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of KREF is around 9.26 USD . This means that KREF is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -0.22%.
KKR Real Estate Finance has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.20. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KREF.
- Strong Buy: 2
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
According to our own proprietary Forecast Model, KREF KKR Real Estate Finance will be worth about 10 in August 2026. The stock is currently trading at 9.28. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +7.76%.
Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
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Wallstreet Target Price | 11 | 18.5% |
Analysts Target Price | 10.9 | 17.5% |
ValueRay Target Price | 10 | 7.8% |
KREF Fundamental Data Overview
CCE Cash And Equivalents = 107.7m USD (Cash And Short Term Investments, last quarter)
P/E Forward = 11.6686
P/S = 14.7472
P/B = 0.4804
P/EG = 5.13
Beta = 0.949
Revenue TTM = 219.1m USD
EBIT TTM = 339.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 341.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 4.27b USD (last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 30.7m USD (last quarter)
Net Debt = 5.30b USD (last quarter)
Debt = 4.31b USD (Short Term 30.7m + Long Term 4.27b)
Enterprise Value = 4.79b USD (Market Cap 595.7m + Debt 4.31b - CCE 107.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.95 (Ebit TTM 339.3m / Interest Expense TTM 356.3m)
FCF Yield = 2.17% (FCF TTM 103.8m / Enterprise Value 4.79b)
FCF Margin = 47.35% (FCF TTM 103.8m / Revenue TTM 219.1m)
Net Margin = -10.08% (Net Income TTM -22.1m / Revenue TTM 219.1m)
Gross Margin = 91.05% ((Revenue TTM 219.1m - Cost of Revenue TTM 19.6m) / Revenue TTM)
[93m Tobins Q-Ratio = -3.03 (Enterprise Value 4.79b / Book Value Of Equity -1.58b)
[39m Interest Expense / Debt = 1.91% (Interest Expense 82.1m / Debt 4.31b)
Taxrate = 0.72% (Income Tax Expense 248.0k / Income Before Tax 34.6m, last fiscal year)
NOPAT = 336.9m (EBIT 339.3m × (1 – 0.72%))
Current Ratio = 1.95 (Total Current Assets 133.7m / Total Current Liabilities 68.6m)
Debt / Equity = 3.47 (Debt 4.31b / last Quarter total Stockholder Equity 1.24b)
Debt / EBITDA = 12.62 (Net Debt 5.30b / EBITDA 341.3m)
Debt / FCF = 41.49 (Debt 4.31b / FCF TTM 103.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.31b (last 4 quarters mean)
RoA = -0.33%
RoE = -1.68% (Net Income TTM -22.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.31b)
RoCE = 6.07% (Ebit 339.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.31b + Long Term Debt 4.27b)
RoIC = 5.93% (NOPAT 336.9m / Invested Capital 5.68b)
WACC = 3.29% ((Market Cap / EV) * CAPM 13.04%) + (Debt / EV) * Interest Expense on Debt * (1 - Taxrate)
Shares Correlation 5-Years: 40.0 | Cagr: 2.48%
Discount Rate = 13.04% (= CAPM)
Fair Price DCF = 16.35 (DCF Value 1.07b / Shares Outstanding 65.7m)
Revenue Correlation: 18.70 | Revenue CAGR: 39.51%
Revenue Growth Correlation: -35.30%
EPS Correlation: 28.39 | EPS CAGR: 10.13%
EPS Growth Correlation: 3.71%
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