KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF)’s stock price has plunge by 0.45relation to previous closing price of 8.84. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -6.92% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-07 that Preferred stocks offer high yields and low appreciation, complementing common stocks and bonds in an income-focused portfolio. Arbor Realty’s Series F preferred stock offers a fixed-to-floating yield, likely to be redeemed in October 2026, ensuring a strong total return. KKR Real Estate Finance’s Series A preferred stock yields 8.7% at current prices, with well-covered dividends and significant upside potential.
Is It Worth Investing in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) Right Now?
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 55.16x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for KREF is at 0.97. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KREF is 56.18M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.02% of that float. The average trading volume for KREF on May 23, 2025 was 564.51K shares.
KREF’s Market Performance
KREF stock saw a decrease of -6.92% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.31% and a quarterly a decrease of -19.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.84% for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.78% for KREF stock, with a simple moving average of -18.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KREF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KREF stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for KREF by listing it as a “Mkt Perform.” The predicted price for KREF in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $10.75 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KREF reach a price target of $13, previously predicting the price at $11.50. The rating they have provided for KREF stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to KREF, setting the target price at $11.50 in the report published on July 19th of the previous year.
KREF Trading at -8.90% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KREF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.41%, as shares sank -0.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KREF fell by -6.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.23. In addition, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc saw -12.08% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for KREF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.92 for the gross margin
The net margin for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 2.42, with 0.47 for asset returns.
Based on KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.3.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
In conclusion, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
