KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) is projected to post its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.01 per share and revenue of $29.90 million for the quarter. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The company reported ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.16) by ($0.37). KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had a positive return on equity of 1.61% and a negative net margin of 4.43%.The company had revenue of $35.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.55 million. On average, analysts expect KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:KREF opened at $8.63 on Friday. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a 1 year low of $8.27 and a 1 year high of $12.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.81, a current ratio of 440.20 and a quick ratio of 440.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $566.78 million, a PE ratio of -13.08 and a beta of 0.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.18.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust’s payout ratio is presently -151.52%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 100.0% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,725 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 194,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,703,000 after acquiring an additional 11,110 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 64.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238 shares in the last quarter. Sophron Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 57.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sophron Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $501,000 after purchasing an additional 20,759 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brevan Howard Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust in the second quarter valued at $240,000. 70.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.44.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Company Profile

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans.