KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) stock score and earnings-call analysis

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 45.6 (C-), an C-range rating. It ranks 1807th of 1,866 covered companies, 172nd of 176 in Real Estate (sector average 64.2) and 27th of 29 in REIT - Mortgage. Scores as of 2026-10-25.

Its strongest lenses are Stock selection at 69 (Real Estate average 78) and Catalyst watch at 69 (Real Estate average 70). Its weakest lenses are Expansion (growth) at 5 (sector average 50) and Quality (profitability) at 10 (sector average 50).

Lens scores

KREF lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeKREFReal Estate averageREIT - Mortgage averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal67806716th
Stock selectionResearch signal69787119th
KPI momentumResearch signal62766317th
Catalyst watchResearch signal69706638th
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens60517172nd
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens550502nd
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens1050493rd
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens25513019th

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-07-22 (fiscal 2026 Q2). MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is +1.9%: its price is in line with the path its market, sector and industry moves explain. Factor sensitivity: market beta 1.04, sector beta -0.17, industry beta 1.23; the factor model explains 40% of its moves (R²).

REIT - Mortgage peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Adamas Trust Inc (ADAM)76.0B+-6.1%
Ellington Financial Inc (EFC)71.2B+-7.2%
Dynex Capital Inc (DX)69.7B-6.3%
Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY)69.3B-6.5%
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Inc (NREF)66.9B-1.0%
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc (MITT)65.6B-4.4%
AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)64.9B-6.1%
Starwood Property Trust Inc (STWD)62.1B--8.2%

Near KREF in the overall ranking

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc financial statements · Real Estate sector ranking · REIT - Mortgage industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

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