United Advisor Group LLC Grows Stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

United Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 13.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund 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 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in STWD. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $63,044,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 88,148 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,670,000 after acquiring an additional 20,840 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $377,000. Golden State Equity Partners raised its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 346.0% during the fourth quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 27,708 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $525,000 after acquiring an additional 21,496 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 154.7% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 183,851 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,484,000 after acquiring an additional 111,654 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 0.2%

NYSE:STWD traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $19.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,289,961 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,441,852. The company has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.87 and a beta of 1.26. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $16.59 and a 12 month high of $21.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $19.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.48.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last released 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). 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $469.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.73%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 202.11%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

STWD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $19.50 price target (up previously from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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 note on Monday, May 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target 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.