KKR Real Estate Finance Trust $KREF Holdings Decreased by AlphaQuest LLC

AlphaQuest LLC lowered its stake in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF - Free Report) by 80.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,365 shares of the company's stock after selling 82,107 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC's holdings in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust were worth $179,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its stake in shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 15.4% in the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 14,980 shares of the company's stock worth $162,000 after acquiring an additional 2,002 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 1.4% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 287,754 shares of the company's stock worth $3,108,000 after purchasing an additional 3,857 shares in the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its position in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 21.1% in the first quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 96,632 shares of the company's stock worth $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 16,804 shares during the period. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 5.8% in the first quarter. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 162,286 shares of the company's stock worth $1,753,000 after purchasing an additional 8,895 shares during the period. Finally, Transce3nd LLC boosted its stake in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 61,264 shares of the company's stock valued at $660,000 after purchasing an additional 4,610 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.23% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d)" rating on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $9.00 price target (down from $9.50) on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $9.94.

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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE KREF opened at $8.05 on Tuesday. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a 12 month low of $7.96 and a 12 month high of $12.33. The company has a market cap of $526.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.99 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a quick ratio of 423.43, a current ratio of 423.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.63. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.13.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -285.71%.

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Profile

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans.

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