The stock of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has seen a 6.96% increase in the past week, with a -5.86% drop in the past month, and a -12.02% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.70% for KREF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.17% for KREF’s stock, with a -1.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) Right Now?
KREF has 36-month beta value of 1.04. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KREF is 57.85M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.01% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KREF on January 20, 2025 was 483.22K shares.
KREF) stock’s latest price update
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (NYSE: KREF) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.24 in relation to its previous close of 10.48. However, the company has experienced a 6.96% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-17 that 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 fourth quarter 2024 on Monday, February 3, 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 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. callers); a p.
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 previous 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 -3.91% 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 -19.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.59%, as shares sank -2.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KREF rose by +6.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.60% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.28. In addition, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc saw 5.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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:
- 0.64 for the present operating margin
- 0.9 for the gross margin
The net margin for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 0.08, with 0.01 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 3.9. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 426.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 14.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.99. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06.
Conclusion
To put it simply, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.
