KREF
KKR Real Estate Finance TrustKREF
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About: KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc is a real estate finance company that focuses on originating and acquiring senior mortgage loans secured by CRE assets. The investment is to originate or acquire senior mortgage loans collateralized by institutional-quality CRE assets that are owned and operated by experienced and well-capitalized sponsors and located in liquid markets with underlying fundamentals. KKR manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, real estates, energy, infrastructure, credit, and hedge funds. The company's investment objective is capital preservation and generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for its stockholders over the long term, through dividends.
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of 7,407 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
51% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 43
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 24
0.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.36% [Q3] → 72.88% (-0.49%) [Q4]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 172 [Q3] → 170 (-2) [Q4]
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $629M [Q3] → $513M (-$116M) [Q4]
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 1 (-1) [Q4]
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.16M | Put options by funds: $2.62M
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$9.50
5%
upside
Avg. target
$11.25
24%
upside
High target
$13
43%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
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JP Morgan Richard Shane 40% 1-year accuracy 26 / 65 met price target | 5%upside $9.50 | Overweight Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Citizens Capital Markets Chris Muller 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 9 met price target | 43%upside $13 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 26 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (“KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced today that it plans to release its financial results for the first quarter 2025 on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, after the closing of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. A conference call to discuss KREF's financial results will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (844) 784-1730 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 380-7410 (non-U.S. callers); a p.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 Per Share of Common Stock
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the “Company” or “KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock with respect to the first quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2025 to KREF's common stockholders of record as of March 31, 2025. About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. KREF is a real estate finance company that focuses primarily on originating and acquiring senior loans secured by.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Announces Closing of New $550 Million Senior Secured Term Loan B
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (“KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced today that it closed on a Term Loan B (the “New Term Loan B”) for an aggregate principal amount of $550 million due in 2032. KREF intends to use the net proceeds from the New Term Loan B to repay the existing Term Loan B due in 2027, repay other indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. The New Term Loan B priced at 99.875% and bears interest at SOFR plus 325 basis points. Patrick Mattson, Presi.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. to Present at Citi's 30th Annual Global Property CEO Conference
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (“KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced today that Matt Salem, Chief Executive Officer, will present at Citi's 30th Annual Global Property CEO Conference on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 11:40AM ET. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Center section of KREF's website at http://www.kkrreit.com/investor-relations/events-and-presentations. For those unable to listen to the live audio webcast, a replay will be.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 4, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Jack Switala - Investor Relations Matt Salem - Chief Executive Officer Patrick Mattson - President and Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Tom Catherwood - BTIG Don Fandetti - Wells Fargo Stephen Laws - Raymond James Steve Delaney - Citizens JMP Rick Shane - JPMorgan Jason Sabshon - KBW Operator Good morning, and welcome to the KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
KKR Real Estate (KREF) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for KKR Real Estate (KREF) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
KKR Real Estate Finance (KREF) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates
KKR Real Estate Finance (KREF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.31 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.47 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (“KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) today reported its fourth quarter 2024 results, which have been posted to the Investor Relations section of KREF's website at http://www.kkrreit.com/investor-relations/events-and-presentations. A conference call to discuss KREF's financial results will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (844) 784-1730 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 380-7410 (non-U.S.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Declares Preferred Stock Dividend
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the “Company” or “KREF”) (NYSE: KREF) announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.40625 per each issued and outstanding share of the Company's 6.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, which represents an annual dividend of $1.625 per share. The dividend is payable on March 14, 2025 to KREF's preferred stockholders of record as of February 28, 2025. About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. KREF is.
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