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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc KREF

Morningstar Rating
$9.57 +0.16 (1.70%)
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Price vs Fair Value

KREF is trading at a 36% discount.
Price
$9.61
Fair Value
$61.32
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
$32.74
5-Star Price
$4.35
Economic Moat
Vslv
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$9.41
Day Range
$9.449.67
52-Week Range
$9.0914.12
Bid/Ask
$9.33 / $10.11
Market Cap
$663.33 Mil
Volume/Avg
439,800 / 678,265

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
11.59
Price/Sales
3.78
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
16.09%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
10.45%
Total Yield
16.09%

Company Profile

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.
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
REIT - Mortgage
Stock Style Box
Small Value
Total Number of Employees

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
KREF
TRTX
CMTG
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
11.5921.85
Price/Book Value
0.470.510.54
Price/Sales
3.784.684.95
Price/Cash Flow
4.257.208.30
Price/Earnings
KREF
TRTX
CMTG

Financial Strength

Metric
KREF
TRTX
CMTG
Quick Ratio
Current Ratio
Interest Coverage
Quick Ratio
No chart available

Profitability

Metric
KREF
TRTX
CMTG
Return on Assets (Normalized)
−0.33%−2.24%0.21%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
−1.71%−9.02%0.74%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
Return on Assets
KREF
TRTX
CMTG
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Economic Moat
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STWD
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RITM
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BXMT
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ABR
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ARI
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RC
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LADR
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CMTG
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