Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Sold by Alyeska Investment Group L.P.

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. trimmed its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 22.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 700,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 200,000 shares during the quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. owned 0.21% of Starwood Property Trust worth $13,265,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in STWD. Albion Financial Group UT acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 83.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

STWD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $21.86.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

Shares of STWD stock traded up $0.13 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,368,766 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,449,765. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. The business has a fifty day moving average of $19.19 and a 200-day moving average of $19.47. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.59 and a twelve month high of $21.17. The stock has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 1.26.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.01). Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 18.82% and a return on equity of 9.93%. The company had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.00 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's payout ratio is 174.55%.

About Starwood Property Trust

Starwood Property Trust, Inc operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Commercial and Residential Lending, Infrastructure Lending, Property, and Investing and Servicing segments. The Commercial and Residential Lending segment originates, acquires, finances, and manages commercial first mortgages, non-agency residential mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and residential mortgage-backed securities, as well as other real estate and real estate-related debt investments, include distressed or non-performing loans.