Sargent Investment Group LLC Has $4.59 Million Stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Sargent Investment Group LLC grew its position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 22.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 232,304 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 42,254 shares during the quarter. Sargent Investment Group LLC owned about 0.07% of Starwood Property Trust worth $4,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in STWD. World Investment Advisors grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 4.8% during the first quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 11,646 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 530 shares in the last quarter. Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 0.8% during the first quarter. Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC now owns 75,869 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,500,000 after buying an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 5.9% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 11,116 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 616 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS boosted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 70,740 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,341,000 after purchasing an additional 755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Walker Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 11,676 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 773 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on STWD shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. UBS Group raised their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Starwood Property Trust has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $21.70.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:STWD opened at $19.67 on Friday. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $16.59 and a 52-week high of $21.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.17 and a 200 day moving average of $19.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a PE ratio of 20.71 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.73, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 1.74.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Starwood Property Trust's 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.

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