Analyzing KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

At the time of writing, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc [KREF] stock is trading at $9.10, down -1.62%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The KREF shares have gain 1.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -14.63%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc [NYSE: KREF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 07, 2025, when Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $10.75 for it. Previously, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Outperform on September 05, 2024, and elevated its price target to $13. JMP Securities upgraded its rating to a Mkt Outperform but $21.50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 28, 2021. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on February 09, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $19. In a note dated February 03, 2021, BTIG Research initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $19.50 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc fluctuated between $8.28 and $12.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $16.17 within the next 12 months. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc [NYSE: KREF] shares were valued at $9.10 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 77.69% based on the average KREF price forecast.

Analyzing the KREF fundamentals

According to KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc [NYSE:KREF], the company’s sales were 552.27M for trailing twelve months, which represents an -25.47% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.92% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.45%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.06.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 9.01 points at the first support level, and at 8.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 9.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 9.40.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.12, the price to book ratio is 0.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 56.52.

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