The stock of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has gone down by -0.10% for the week, with a -4.97% drop in the past month and a -25.43% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.44% for KREF.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.98% for KREF’s stock, with a -17.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KREF is 0.99. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KREF is 58.22M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.35% of that float. On April 26, 2024, KREF’s average trading volume was 655.70K shares.
KREF) stock’s latest price update
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.25 in comparison to its previous close of 9.78, however, the company has experienced a -0.10% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-04-25 that KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. has declined since our last article, and predictably it cut its distribution. Q1-2024 showed the distributable earnings were way ahead of the 25 cents declared. We tell you why another cut is highly probable within a year.
Analysts’ Opinion of KREF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KREF stocks, with BTIG Research repeating the rating for KREF by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KREF in the upcoming period, according to BTIG Research is $12 based on the research report published on April 25, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KREF reach a price target of $21.50. The rating they have provided for KREF stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on April 28th, 2021.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to KREF, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on February 09th of the previous year.
KREF Trading at -2.21% 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 -32.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.49%, as shares sank -4.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.69% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KREF fell by -0.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.73. In addition, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc saw -27.74% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KREF starting from Salem Matthew A, who purchase 26,000 shares at the price of $9.72 back on Feb 08 ’24. After this action, Salem Matthew A now owns 460,309 shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, valued at $252,834 using the latest closing price.
Mattson W Patrick, the President and COO of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, purchase 10,000 shares at $9.72 during a trade that took place back on Feb 08 ’24, which means that Mattson W Patrick is holding 308,446 shares at $97,200 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KREF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.86 for the gross margin
The net margin for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc stands at -0.14. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -0.73, with -0.14 for asset returns.
Based on KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.81 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 4.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -52.15 million with net debt to EBITDA at -243.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 44.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.02.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
