UBS Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) Stock

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) had its price target upped by UBS Group from $19.50 to $20.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a "neutral" rating on the real estate investment trust's stock. UBS Group's price objective points to a potential upside of 1.34% from the stock's current price.

STWD has been the topic of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Starwood Property Trust presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $22.08.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Down 5.3%

Shares of STWD traded down $1.12 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $19.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 30,462,162 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,563,442. The company has a fifty day moving average of $20.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.60. Starwood Property Trust has a twelve month low of $16.59 and a twelve month high of $21.17. The company has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.77 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.73.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.01). Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 17.26% and a return on equity of 8.87%. The business had revenue of $418.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Starwood Property Trust will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Starwood Property Trust

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. PSI Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company's stock.

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.