Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Sold by Interval Partners LP

Interval Partners LP cut its position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 42.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 53,531 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 39,138 shares during the period. Interval Partners LP's holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $1,014,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,943,260 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $586,375,000 after acquiring an additional 377,939 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 16.2% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,287,030 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $100,189,000 after acquiring an additional 736,699 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,044,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Starwood Property Trust by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,669,827 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $50,593,000 after buying an additional 10,979 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $48,841,000. 49.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:STWD traded up $0.15 on Friday, reaching $20.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,009,938 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,466,528. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $16.59 and a 12-month high of $21.17. 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 firm has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.34 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $19.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.47.

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 analysts' consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $469.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.47%. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 202.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

STWD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $21.75.

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.