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KREF · KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

$7.22 +0.07 (+0.98%) At close · Aug 5
Market Cap
$422.93M
Shares
58.58M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$7.22 Open$7.23 Day$7.10–7.28 52W$5.18–8.92 Avg vol 30d1.2M Short int5.6M · 9.6% float · 6.7d Short vol54% Last earningsJul 22, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 21

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 21, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 21, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.46
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −2%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 51
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 55%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return +5%
      trailing
      YTD return −7%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $7 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      46 of 168 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -641.6K sh shares · +10 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      9.60% of float · ▼ -5.4% MoM · 6.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      168 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 78
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −2%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −653%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $37.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $84.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 31%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −35%
      past year
      ATR 3.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      through the year (2026)
      Capital to invest Initiated $500M
      2026
      Expected repayments Initiated $2B
      quarterly
      Dividend per share $0.10
      per year
      Annual dividends per share $0.40
      second quarter (of 2026)
      Realized loss (Boston Life Science expected transition to REO) Initiated $37M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      51 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      55% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $7 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      46 of 168 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -641.6K sh shares · +10 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      9.60% of float · ▼ -5.4% MoM · 6.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      168 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $5 Now $7 · 55% 52-wk high $9
      vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Common book value per share $10.24 Q2 2026
      Distributable Loss non-GAAP -$36.4M Q2 2026
      Weighted average LTV at origination 66% Q1 2026
      Distributable Earnings non-GAAP $26.3M year ended December 31, 2025
      Loan originations committed $1.1B year ended December 31, 2025
      Loan originations funded $396.9M Fourth Quarter 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      REIT - Mortgage — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KREF
      KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
      this stock
      $422.93M -7.2% +97.5% 9.6%
      NLY
      Annaly Capital Management Inc
      $17.09B +8.3% 5.5 2.6%
      AGNC
      AGNC Investment Corp.
      $12.65B +7.5% 5.4 9.1%
      STWD
      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
      $6.01B -4.7% +40.0% 17.1 5.3%
      RITM
      Rithm Capital Corp.
      $5.64B -2.3% -6.7% 16.8 7.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      167
      % held
      84.0%
      Reported
      46 of 168
      Top holder
      Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &…
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      117
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      5.6M
      Days to cover
      6.7d
      Change
      -321.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      54%
      As of
      Aug 5, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      72.0K
      Value
      $492.4K
      As of
      Jul 1, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.8%
      Week of
      Jun 29, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $-47.1M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.05
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $75.0M
      Remaining
      $37.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 21, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.1M
      Shares
      250.6K
      Filed
      Dec 3, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 22, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KREF -0.3% +0.6% +5.4% +3.7% -7.2%
      SPY +5.5% +3.3% +11.3% +3.1% +12.9%
      vs SPY -5.8% -2.7% -5.9% +0.7% -20.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.10 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Cut 60%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.85 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      11.77%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $38.00M
      Remaining
      $37.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1631596 CUSIP 48251K100 13F (30d) 34 filings 34 filers Visit website