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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) stock

Real estate loans , market cap $327M

$5.42
-4.91%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

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%, from -43% (Blackstone Mortgage Trust) to +12% (Ladder Capital).

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026

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Quality Score
-5
Poor
In its industry
#126of 131
Checks firing
1of 14
Trending down
From 52-week high
-40.5%
under its best in a year

KREF's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to -5. Its daily range widened again.

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Key facts on KREF

Key facts on KREF
Long-term trend−3 below its 200-day since September, down 31% in a year, and down over two years
Latest filing8-K, Oct 28 Reported its quarterly results
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KREF in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

What moves REITs

10-year Treasury yield4.98%+0.03 ptTue Nov 10in a week

What the US government pays to borrow for 10 years. Mortgage rates and the value of steady income streams move with it.

U.S. Treasury, daily yield curve, Tue Nov 10. Change over the week.

30-year mortgage rate and next Fed rate decision, for Pro members.

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KREF catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -2.9% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

How KREF ranks in Reit

KREF is #126 of 131 by Quality Score.

How KREF ranks in Reit
RankStockQuality Score
126KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) logoKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust-5

Share count against a year before: KREF -12%, LADR -1%, BXMT -2.2%, FBRT -2.3%.

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When does KREF report earnings, and what happens after?

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.

Close after the report, last 4

-3.7%-9.1%-2.4%+3.5%
Feb 3Apr 22Jul 21Oct 28
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 28, 2026After close-1.7%+3.5%+2.7%
Jul 21, 2026After close-0.4%-2.4%-3.4%
Apr 22, 2026After close-20.8%-9.1%-8.1%
Feb 3, 2026After close-4.9%-3.7%-12.7%

KREF closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

KREF has 1 of 14 chart checks firing

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KREF RSI today: 40.8, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 40.8, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on KREF

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KREF's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

3 more officers and directors file at KREF.

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Which ETFs hold KREF?

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.

About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust

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.

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As of Nov 10, 2026: KREF's Quality Score is -5 (Poor), #126 of 131 in Reit.

What does KREF's Quality Score say?

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.

What is KREF's Quality Score?

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.

When does KREF report earnings?

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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