Starwood Property Trust's (STWD) Neutral Rating Reaffirmed at UBS Group

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "neutral" rating restated by stock analysts at UBS Group in a report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $19.50 target price on the real estate investment trust's stock, up from their prior target price of $19.00. UBS Group's price target would suggest a potential downside of 0.23% from the company's current price.

Several other analysts have also commented on STWD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.83.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE STWD traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $19.55. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,946,780 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,446,702. The stock has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.71 and a beta of 1.26. Starwood Property Trust has a 12 month low of $16.59 and a 12 month high of $21.17. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.47. 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 announced 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). The business had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Starwood Property Trust

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the first quarter worth $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

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.