Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc shares valued at $1,033,634 were sold by ROSENBERG RALPH F on Dec 03 ’25. At $8.25 per share, ROSENBERG RALPH F sold 125,289 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ROSENBERG RALPH F sold 125,289 shares, netting a total of over 1,033,634 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $8.25 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, Ralph Rosenberg had added 250,578 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,094,832, the Director bought KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc shares for $8.36 each.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on October 20, 2025, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc [KREF] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $9. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of September 05, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for KREF.
Analyzing KREF Stock Performance
On last trading session, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc [NYSE: KREF] rose 1.99% to $8.2. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.02, but it reached a high of $8.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.59%. Over the course of the year, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.71%.
Is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 4.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.16 million shares. A jump of 5.63% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.65.
Which companies own the most shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc (KREF)?
In terms of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 10 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.38% from the previous closing price of $8.04. Analysts anticipate KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc stock to reach 10 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 10. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On April 25, 2023, BTIG Research assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $12.
