Nomura Holdings Inc. Purchases New Shares in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 81,384 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $1,542,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,044,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,841,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA acquired a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $24,791,000. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,287,030 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $100,189,000 after acquiring an additional 736,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 305.4% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 670,093 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $12,699,000 after acquiring an additional 504,812 shares during the period. 49.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

STWD has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $19.50 price objective (up previously from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.83.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 0.0%

STWD stock traded up $0.00 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $19.46. 458,576 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,461,843. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $19.17 and its 200-day moving average price 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 market cap of $6.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 1.26.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 earnings per share (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 business 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 business earned $0.59 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.