The stock of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has gone up by 5.58% for the week, with a 13.30% rise in the past month and a 37.25% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.20% for KREF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.70% for KREF’s stock, with a 19.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 62.76x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.02. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for KREF is 58.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.12% of that float. On September 20, 2024, the average trading volume of KREF was 539.90K shares.
KREF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) has surged by 2.06 when compared to previous closing price of 12.60, but the company has seen a 5.58% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-09-13 that 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 third quarter of 2024. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2024 to KREF’s common stockholders of record as of September 30, 2024. About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. KREF is a real estate finance company that focuses primarily on originating and acquiring senior loans secu.
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 “Outperform.” The predicted price for KREF in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $13 based on the research report published on September 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KREF reach a price target of $11.50. The rating they have provided for KREF stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 19th, 2024.
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to KREF, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on April 25th of the previous year.
KREF Trading at 14.64% 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 -8.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.81%, as shares surge +14.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +37.39% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KREF rose by +5.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.02. In addition, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc saw -2.80% 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 Mattson W Patrick, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $9.72 back on Feb 08 ’24. After this action, Mattson W Patrick now owns 308,446 shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, valued at $97,200 using the latest closing price.
Salem Matthew A, the Chief Executive Officer of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, purchase 26,000 shares at $9.72 during a trade that took place back on Feb 08 ’24, which means that Salem Matthew A is holding 460,309 shares at $252,834 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KREF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.72 for the present operating margin
- 0.91 for the gross margin
The net margin for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 2.49, with 0.48 for asset returns.
Based on KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 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 4.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -52.15 million with net debt to EBITDA at 18.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 15.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06.
Conclusion
To sum up, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
