Analysts Set Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) PT at $21.75

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $21.83.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on STWD. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $19.50 target price (up previously from $19.00) on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price 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. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Starwood Property Trust

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new position in Starwood Property Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 730 shares during the period. 49.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

NYSE:STWD traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $19.55. The stock had a trading volume of 1,946,780 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,458,773. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $19.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.71 and a beta of 1.26. Starwood Property Trust has a one year low of $16.59 and a one year 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.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $418.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $469.00 million. Starwood Property Trust had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 18.82%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Starwood Property Trust will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.48 dividend. 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 9.82%. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 202.11%.

Starwood Property Trust Company 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.