Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Position Trimmed by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets decreased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 16.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 188,236 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 37,009 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned about 0.06% of Starwood Property Trust worth $3,567,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of STWD. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its position in Starwood Property Trust by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 20,675 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $392,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $217,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 49,171 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $932,000 after purchasing an additional 2,930 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on STWD. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.75.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

Shares of STWD traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $20.19. The stock had a trading volume of 243,495 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,456,232. The company has a market cap of $6.85 billion, a PE ratio of 17.26 and a beta of 1.26. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $19.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $16.59 and a fifty-two week high of $21.17.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.01). Starwood Property Trust had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 18.82%. The firm had revenue of $418.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.59 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.51%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 202.11%.

Starwood Property Trust Profile

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.