Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses on commercial real estate finance and related investments. The company originates, acquires, and manages a range of real estate debt and equity investments, serving institutional borrowers, property owners, and developers.

Its portfolio and lending activities include senior mortgage loans, mezzanine debt, subordinated loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other structured real estate investments. Starwood Property Trust also participates in property ownership and management, residential lending, and infrastructure-related financing through its various business lines.

Founded in 2009, the company operates primarily in the United States and Europe, with investments and financing activities spanning multiple commercial property sectors. Starwood Property Trust is externally managed by an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group and is led by Barry Sternlicht, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.02 to $12.97
• 50-Day Range: $11.98 to $16.12
• 52-Week Range: $11.84 to $18.66
• Volume: 11.54 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.41
• Dividend Yield: 15.95%
• Price Target: $18.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Starwood Property Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Starwood Property Trust scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Starwood Property Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Starwood Property Trust has a consensus price target of $18.50, representing about 53.7% upside from its current price of $12.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Starwood Property Trust has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 41.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Starwood Property Trust are expected to grow by 41.35% in the coming year, from $1.33 to $1.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Starwood Property Trust is 20.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Starwood Property Trust is 20.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Starwood Property Trust has a PEG Ratio of 1.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Starwood Property Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.39% of the float of Starwood Property Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Starwood Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starwood Property Trust has recently decreased by 4.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Starwood Property Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Starwood Property Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Starwood Property Trust is 325.42%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Starwood Property Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 102.13% in the coming year. This indicates that Starwood Property Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Starwood Property Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Starwood Property Trust this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for STWD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 59% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Starwood Property Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Starwood Property Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.80% of the stock of Starwood Property Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.82% of the stock of Starwood Property Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STWD
• CIK: 1465128
• Web: www.starwoodpropertytrust.com
• Phone: (305) 695-5500
• Fax: 203-422-7784
• Employees: 324
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Starwood Property Trust: $18.50
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.40
• P/E Growth: 1.75
• Net Income: $411.54 million
• Net Margins: 11.35%
• Pretax Margin: 14.90%
• Return on Equity: 7.85%
• Return on Assets: 0.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.47
• Current Ratio: 1.46
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.42
• Cash Flow: $1.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.33
• Book Value: $19.24 per share
• Price / Book: 0.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 370,170,000
• Free Float: 348,699,000
• Market Cap: $4.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03