Cetera Investment Advisers Boosts Stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 11.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 466,607 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 47,572 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers owned 0.14% of Starwood Property Trust worth $8,842,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in STWD. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 22.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 27,351 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $557,000 after purchasing an additional 4,930 shares in the last quarter. Adams Asset Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 60.4% in the 4th quarter. Adams Asset Advisors LLC now owns 78,634 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,490,000 after purchasing an additional 29,603 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $654,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 20,675 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:STWD traded down $0.05 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $19.97. 3,546,132 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,464,896. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $16.59 and a 12 month high of $21.17. The firm has a market cap of $6.74 billion, a PE ratio of 17.07 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 18.82% and a return on equity of 9.93%. The firm had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.61%. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 202.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. UBS Group lowered their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two investment 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $21.93.

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.