KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) Competitors $11.00 -0.29 (-2.53%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.00 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 02/21/2025 06:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KREF vs. CDP, BNL, NSA, FCPT, GCMG, ABR, IVT, RGTI, SSRM, and DBRGShould you be buying KKR Real Estate Finance Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust include COPT Defense Properties (CDP), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), SSR Mining (SSRM), and DigitalBridge Group (DBRG). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust vs. COPT Defense Properties Broadstone Net Lease National Storage Affiliates Trust Four Corners Property Trust GCM Grosvenor Arbor Realty Trust InvenTrust Properties Rigetti Computing SSR Mining DigitalBridge Group COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do analysts prefer CDP or KREF? COPT Defense Properties currently has a consensus target price of $32.88, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a consensus target price of $12.46, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. Given COPT Defense Properties' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than KKR Real Estate Finance Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score COPT Defense Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, CDP or KREF? COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is CDP or KREF a better dividend stock? COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. COPT Defense Properties pays out 95.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust pays out 555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media prefer CDP or KREF? In the previous week, COPT Defense Properties had 3 more articles in the media than KKR Real Estate Finance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for COPT Defense Properties and 4 mentions for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's score of 1.34 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment COPT Defense Properties 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDP or KREF? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust received 247 more outperform votes than COPT Defense Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.00% of users gave COPT Defense Properties an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave KKR Real Estate Finance Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCOPT Defense PropertiesOutperform Votes1365.00% Underperform Votes735.00% KKR Real Estate Finance TrustOutperform Votes26060.05% Underperform Votes17339.95% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CDP or KREF? 70.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of COPT Defense Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CDP or KREF? COPT Defense Properties has higher revenue and earnings than KKR Real Estate Finance Trust. COPT Defense Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCOPT Defense Properties$753.27M4.00$138.93M$1.2321.76KKR Real Estate Finance Trust$564.63M1.34$35.59M$0.1861.08 Is CDP or KREF more profitable? COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.44% compared to KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's net margin of 6.30%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.07% beat KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets COPT Defense Properties18.44% 9.07% 3.28% KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 6.30%8.53%1.75% SummaryCOPT Defense Properties beats KKR Real Estate Finance Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KKR Real Estate Finance Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KREF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KREF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKKR Real Estate Finance TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$755.47M$7.12B$11.59B$20.05BDividend Yield8.89%6.49%5.38%3.65%P/E Ratio61.0862.4624.1334.88Price / Sales1.346.2126.2115.58Price / Cash6.6718.7118.1520.85Price / Book0.541.732.594.92Net Income$35.59M$178.08M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.66%-1.05%-1.41%-1.05%1 Month Performance5.27%-0.43%0.19%-1.39%1 Year Performance15.74%8.07%15.13%13.93% KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.512 of 5 stars$11.00-2.5%$12.46+13.3%+15.7%$755.47M$564.63M61.08N/APositive NewsCDPCOPT Defense Properties2.8407 of 5 stars$27.19-2.4%$32.88+20.9%+10.6%$3.06B$753.27M22.10400Dividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive NewsBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.7955 of 5 stars$15.33-1.9%$18.60+21.4%+1.8%$2.89B$442.89M20.1670Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust2.4278 of 5 stars$37.41-1.1%$43.06+15.1%+2.7%$2.85B$858.06M21.881,108Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFCPTFour Corners Property Trust3.0933 of 5 stars$27.79-2.2%$30.40+9.4%+17.1%$2.69B$250.61M25.97540Positive NewsGCMGGCM Grosvenor1.7775 of 5 stars$13.85+0.7%$13.70-1.1%+65.0%$2.62B$445M-230.83530Analyst ForecastABRArbor Realty Trust2.9184 of 5 stars$13.76+0.8%$14.00+1.8%-8.2%$2.59B$1.33B10.19630Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsIVTInvenTrust Properties1.3126 of 5 stars$30.16-2.0%$32.00+6.1%+17.0%$2.33B$258.68M335.17110News CoverageRGTIRigetti Computing0.7147 of 5 stars$11.81-3.6%$7.00-40.7%+607.2%$2.27B$12.01M-31.08160Analyst ForecastSSRMSSR Mining1.0035 of 5 stars$9.14-2.1%$6.85-25.1%+126.8%$1.85B$1.43B-3.822,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageDBRGDigitalBridge Group4.8382 of 5 stars$10.18-0.5%$16.67+63.8%-33.3%$1.77B$1.50B13.94300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COPT Defense Properties Alternatives Broadstone Net Lease Alternatives National Storage Affiliates Trust Alternatives Four Corners Property Trust Alternatives GCM Grosvenor Alternatives Arbor Realty Trust Alternatives InvenTrust Properties Alternatives Rigetti Computing Alternatives SSR Mining Alternatives DigitalBridge Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KREF) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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