Quantinno Capital Management LP Takes Position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Quantinno Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 16,125 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $306,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 21.5% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 35,553 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $674,000 after acquiring an additional 6,288 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 34,871 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 16.8% in the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 28,989 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $549,000 after acquiring an additional 4,169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Register Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,329 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $840,000 after purchasing an additional 604 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

NYSE:STWD traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 227,843 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,429,774. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.59 and a twelve month high of $21.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.48. The company has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 1.26.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $418.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.00 million. Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 18.82% and a return on equity of 9.93%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 202.11%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

STWD has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut 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 report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $19.50 target price (up from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.83.

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.