Collar Capital Management LLC Purchases New Position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Collar Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 85,178 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $1,614,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings 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 worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew 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 valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on STWD shares. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price 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 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $21.86.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of Starwood Property Trust stock traded up $0.13 during trading on Friday, reaching $19.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,368,766 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,449,961. The company has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 1.26. The firm's 50-day moving average is $19.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.47. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $16.59 and a 52-week high of $21.17. 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 (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last released 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 return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 18.82%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share 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 dividend yield of 10.02%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's payout ratio is 174.55%.

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.