Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Bought by Focus Partners Wealth

Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 305.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 670,093 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 504,812 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth owned approximately 0.20% of Starwood Property Trust worth $12,699,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Wealth Quarterback LLC boosted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 14,817 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $281,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 604 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted 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 purchasing an additional 717 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings 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 valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

STWD traded up $0.15 on Friday, hitting $20.29. 2,009,938 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,466,528. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.17 and a 200-day moving average of $19.47. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $6.89 billion, a PE ratio of 17.34 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.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last posted 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). The company had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $469.00 million. Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 18.82% and a return on equity of 9.93%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 202.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $21.75.

Starwood Property Trust 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.