Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Bought by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 28.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 81,843 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 18,041 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.'s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $1,551,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of STWD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,044,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,841,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $24,791,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 16.2% during 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 during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in 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 currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

STWD has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $19.50 price objective (up from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of 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 analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $21.83.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

NYSE STWD traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $19.77. 1,935,139 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,439,356. The business's 50 day moving average is $19.12 and its 200-day moving average is $19.48. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $16.59 and a 1 year high of $21.17. The company has a market capitalization of $6.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.90 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 18.82%. The firm had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $469.00 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors 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 9.71%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 202.11%.

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.