XTX Topco Ltd Invests $271,000 in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 14,278 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $271,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Albion Financial Group UT acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in 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 worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in 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 last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 83.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

NYSE STWD traded down $0.10 on Wednesday, reaching $19.11. The company's stock had a trading volume of 821,770 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,449,249. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.59 and a twelve month high of $21.17. The firm's 50 day moving average is $19.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.52. The stock has a market cap of $6.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 1.34. 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 Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.05%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust's payout ratio is 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.