United Advisor Group LLC Acquires 16,960 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

United Advisor Group LLC grew its position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 13.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 143,984 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 16,960 shares during the period. United Advisor Group LLC's holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $2,728,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 66,848 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,283,000 after purchasing an additional 8,478 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 16.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,039,229 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $19,693,000 after acquiring an additional 147,495 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 14,985 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $306,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $1,542,000. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Starwood Property Trust stock traded down $0.12 on Friday, hitting $19.77. The stock had a trading volume of 521,769 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,430,937. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.59 and a twelve month high of $21.17. The business's 50 day moving average is $19.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.48. 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 stock has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.89 and a beta of 1.26.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $418.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. Analysts forecast that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.71%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's payout ratio is presently 202.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on STWD shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $19.50 target price (up previously from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus 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.