Why is KREF down?
Down 4.9% today, more than its REITs peers' 1.2%; no story names it yet.
Down
Down 23% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 2%.
- Its 5 peers' median return over five years was -31%,
Down 4.9% today, more than its REITs peers' 1.2%; no story names it yet.
Down
Down 23% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 2%.
KREF's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to -5. Its daily range widened again.
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| Long-term trend | −3 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
TodayNo story names it yet.
After its last 4 reports it closed -2.9% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
KREF is #126 of 131 by Quality Score.
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| 126 |
Share count against a year before: KREF -12%, LADR -1%, BXMT -2.2%, FBRT -2.3%.
Expected to report Tue Feb 9, after the close (in 91 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | -1.7% | +3.5% | +2.7% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | -0.4% | -2.4% | -3.4% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | -20.8% | -9.1% | -8.1% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -4.9% | -3.7% | -12.7% |
RSI 40.8, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: KREF is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc is a real estate finance company that focuses on originating and acquiring senior mortgage loans secured by CRE assets. The investment is to originate or acquire senior mortgage loans collateralized by institutional-quality CRE assets that are owned and operated by experienced and well-capitalized sponsors and located in liquid markets with underlying fundamentals. KKR manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, real estates, energy, infrastructure, credit, and hedge funds. The company's investment objective is capital preservation and generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for its stockholders over the long term, through dividends.
KREF scores -5 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #126 of 131 in Reit by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 23% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 2%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
KREF scores -5 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #126 of 131 in Reit by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind KREF's -5.
Expected to report Tue Feb 9, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. KREF closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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