Pinion Investment Advisors LLC Buys 30,908 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Pinion Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 120.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,482 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 30,908 shares during the period. Pinion Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $1,117,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 83.2% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $62,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 1.2%

NYSE STWD traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,184,620 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,434,049. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.14 and a beta of 1.25. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $19.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.73. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.59 and a twelve month high of $21.17.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $418.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $469.00 million. Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 8.87%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.56%. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 202.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered 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. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $19.50 price target (up from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $21.83.

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.