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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc has a consensus price target of $11.18 based on the ratings of 10 analysts. The high is $13.5 issued by Raymond James on October 23, 2024. The low is $8.25 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on January 8, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Wells Fargo, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on January 8, 2026, October 24, 2025, and October 23, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $9 between Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Wells Fargo, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, there's an implied 12.36% upside for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
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| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | 3% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $8.75 → $8.25 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2025 | Buy Now | 24.84% | Wells Fargo | $11 → $10 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2025 | Buy Now | 9.24% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $9.5 → $8.75 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2025 | Buy Now | 6.12% | JP Morgan | $9 → $8.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 12.36% | JP Morgan | $9.5 → $9 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2025 | Buy Now | 49.81% | JMP Securities | $12 → $12 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 37.33% | Wells Fargo | $14 → $11 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 49.81% | JMP Securities | $13 → $12 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 18.6% | JP Morgan | $11.5 → $9.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 62.3% | Citizens Capital Markets | $13 → $13 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 31.09% | JP Morgan | $11.5 → $10.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 52.93% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $13 → $12.25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 43.57% | JP Morgan | $12 → $11.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 62.3% | JMP Securities | $12.5 → $13 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | 68.54% | Raymond James | $14 → $13.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 49.81% | JP Morgan | $11.5 → $12 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | 74.78% | Wells Fargo | $13 → $14 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/19/2024 | Buy Now | 74.78% | Raymond James | $13 → $14 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | 62.3% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $11.5 → $13 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 43.57% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $9.75 → $11.5 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 62.3% | Wells Fargo | $10.5 → $13 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | 43.57% | BTIG | → $11.5 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 18.6% | JP Morgan | $10 → $9.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2024 | Buy Now | 49.81% | JMP Securities | $12 → $12 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 21.72% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $10 → $9.75 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 24.84% | JP Morgan | $11.5 → $10 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 43.57% | JP Morgan | $12 → $11.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 31.09% | Wells Fargo | $12 → $10.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2024 | Buy Now | 62.3% | JMP Securities | $14.5 → $13 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/05/2023 | Buy Now | 81.02% | JMP Securities | $13 → $14.5 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | 37.33% | Citigroup | $12 → $11 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | 62.3% | JMP Securities | $14 → $13 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | 81.02% | Raymond James | $15 → $14.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2023 | Buy Now | 74.78% | JMP Securities | $15 → $14 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | 49.81% | Citigroup | $11 → $12 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 87.27% | Raymond James | $18 → $15 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2023 | Buy Now | 49.81% | BTIG | → $12 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2023 | Buy Now | 49.81% | JP Morgan | $15.5 → $12 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/13/2023 | Buy Now | 56.05% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $16.5 → $12.5 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 37.33% | Citigroup | $16 → $11 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | 99.75% | Citigroup | $18 → $16 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | 124.72% | JMP Securities | $19 → $18 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
The latest price target for KKR Real Est Finance Tr (NYSE:KREF) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on January 8, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $8.25 expecting KREF to rise to within 12 months (a possible 3.00% upside). 12 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for KKR Real Est Finance Tr (NYSE:KREF) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and KKR Real Est Finance Tr maintained their market perform rating.
The last upgrade for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc happened on September 5, 2024 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target to $13. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods previously had a market perform for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
The last downgrade for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc happened on October 20, 2025 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $9.5 to $9 for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of KKR Real Est Finance Tr, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for KKR Real Est Finance Tr was filed on January 8, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 8, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest KKR Real Est Finance Tr (KREF) rating was a maintained with a price target of $8.75 to $8.25. The current price KKR Real Est Finance Tr (KREF) is trading at is $8.01, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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