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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Mattson W Patrick, was filed 27 Apr 2026.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.: what insiders have been doing
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. belongs to the Real Estate sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). 11 insiders have disclosed 19 filings since 23 October 2025.
Open-market activity splits into 6 purchases totalling €1.1M and 1 sale totalling €889k; 4 insiders sit on the buying side and 1 insider on the selling side. Netting one side against the other leaves €164k of net buying. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Biggest ticket of the year: €889k, sold by Rosenberg Ralph F and made public on 3 December 2025. Among those who bought: 3 senior executives and 1 chief executive.
In all, 6 purchases were made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The last purchase on record was published on 27 April 2026, which is 180 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 4 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 2,023 companies) published 41 filings over the same period, against 19 filings here. The full history, which starts in 2017, counts 29 purchases against 48 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported net income of -47.1 m USD, with a dividend of 1.00 USD per share.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at Covivio and XIOR. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
245
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€3M
29 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€275M
48 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleMatthew A. Salem2 buys
W. Patrick Mattson2 buys
Christen E.J. Lee1 buy
Ralph F. Rosenberg1 sale
Terrance R. Ahern1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -12.3%Entry US$6.25 · Close 21 Oct 2026 US$5.48
- -12.3%Entry US$6.25 · Close 21 Oct 2026 US$5.48
- -33.8%Entry US$8.28 · Close 21 Oct 2026 US$5.48
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. Buy (bullish), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$7.25.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$5.69
Analyst consensus
4 analystsBuy
US$6.00Target US$7.25(+27%)US$9.50
Income statement
RevenueUS$113M
Net income-US$47.1M-41.6% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)-10.3x
P/Book0.5x
Beta0.93
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$333.3M
Total debtUS$4.1B
Free Cash FlowUS$66.7M
Debt / Equity436%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-16.5%
ROA-2.8%
% insiders8.1%
% institutions90.8%
Last declaration on 5 October 2026
Declarations245 total
9,672 shares@ US$6.210.016% mcap21.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-26-038634:0
3,358 shares@ US$6.210.0057% mcap1.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-26-038630:0
40,000 shares@ US$6.026817.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-26-017127:0
Canonical exit: 23 Jul 2026 (T+90)
60,000 shares@ US$6.041214.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-26-017128:0
Canonical exit: 23 Jul 2026 (T+90)
16,691 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-26-015159:0
16,691 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-26-015163:0
16,691 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-26-015160:0
16,691 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-26-015161:0
16,691 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-26-015162:0
14,086 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-26-001490:0
24,000 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-046396:0
81,250 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-046395:0
6,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-046394:0
73,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-046393:0
125,289 shares@ US$8.25100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-044215:0
23,700 shares@ US$7.8142100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-041284:0
Canonical exit: 4 Feb 2026 (T+90)
10,000 shares@ US$7.79783.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-041283:0
Canonical exit: 5 Feb 2026 (T+90)
13,000 shares@ US$7.90817.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-041282:0
Canonical exit: 4 Feb 2026 (T+90)
32,000 shares@ US$7.842610.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-041281:0
Canonical exit: 4 Feb 2026 (T+90)
420 shares@ US$9.00100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-037239:0
10,074 shares@ US$9.004.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-037240:0
8,799 shares@ US$9.0034.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001140361-25-037238:0
12,387 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-016409:0
12,387 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-016412:0
12,387 shares0Common StockSEC:0001140361-25-016408:0
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About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE: KREF) is a United States-based real estate finance company structured as a mortgage REIT. Formed and commenced operations on October 2, 2014, and organized as a Maryland corporation, KREF focuses primarily on originating and acquiring senior loans secured by commercial real estate assets. From an investor’s standpoint, it should be viewed less as an equity property owner and more as a specialist commercial real estate credit platform that provides financing solutions to institutional sponsors. ([kkrreit.com](https://www.kkrreit.com/~/media/Files/K/KKR-V2/documents/annual-report/kref-q4-25-10-k.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Its core business is the origination and acquisition of transitional senior loans collateralized by institutional-quality commercial real estate. The company also targets mezzanine loans, preferred equity and other debt-oriented instruments with similar risk characteristics, but the portfolio remains centered on senior lending. The latest portfolio disclosure shows a highly floating-rate book and a diversified property mix, with meaningful exposure to multifamily, industrial, office, life science and hospitality assets. Geographically, KREF is concentrated in the United States, while also maintaining a smaller European footprint. That mix suggests a disciplined lending strategy aimed at sponsor-backed assets in liquid markets with strong fundamentals. ([kkrreit.com](https://www.kkrreit.com/our-company/about-us?utm_source=openai))
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KREF’s competitive position is closely tied to its affiliation with KKR, one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers. The company is externally managed by KKR Real Estate Finance Manager LLC, an indirect subsidiary of KKR, and draws on the broader KKR real estate platform for sourcing, underwriting, structuring and market access. This sponsorship matters in commercial real estate credit, where execution speed, relationship depth and underwriting discipline can be key differentiators versus other publicly traded mortgage REITs and private lenders. ([kkrreit.com](https://www.kkrreit.com/our-company/about-us?utm_source=openai))
Recent developments underline the company’s active credit platform and its sensitivity to the broader CRE cycle. KREF reported results through 2025 and into 2026, highlighted a loan portfolio of roughly $5.4 billion at year-end 2025, and flagged a significant level of expected repayments in 2026. In March 2026, the company also announced a lease of the entire 350–380 Ellis office campus in Mountain View, a reminder that KREF remains connected to institutional real estate transactions, particularly in major U.S. markets such as California. For French, Belgian and Swiss investors, KREF is best understood as a NYSE-listed U.S. commercial real estate credit vehicle with dividend-oriented characteristics and meaningful exposure to rates, refinancing risk and collateral performance. ([kkrreit.com](https://www.kkrreit.com/~/media/Files/K/KKR-V2/press-release/kref-q4-25-earnings-release.pdf?utm_source=openai))
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