UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 16.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,039,229 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 147,495 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.31% of Starwood Property Trust worth $19,693,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $63,044,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 31.0% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 88,148 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 20,840 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $377,000. Golden State Equity Partners grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 346.0% in the 4th quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 27,708 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $525,000 after purchasing an additional 21,496 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 154.7% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 183,851 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,484,000 after purchasing an additional 111,654 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE STWD traded down $0.11 during trading on Friday, reaching $19.77. The company had a trading volume of 1,935,139 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,439,356. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $16.59 and a 12-month high of $21.17. The stock has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a PE ratio of 16.90 and a beta of 1.26. The business's 50-day moving average is $19.12 and its 200 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.

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 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 business had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $469.00 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.59 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

STWD has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $19.50 price target (up previously from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.