MetLife Investment Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 10.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 180,427 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 16,415 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC owned about 0.05% of Starwood Property Trust worth $3,419,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in STWD. Wealth Quarterback LLC boosted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 14,817 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $654,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the period. Register Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,329 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $840,000 after acquiring an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 717 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $21.86.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

STWD traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $19.13. 1,157,601 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,450,716. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.52. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $16.59 and a 52-week high of $21.17. The company has a market capitalization of $6.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.04%. Starwood Property Trust's payout ratio is presently 174.55%.

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.