Principal Securities Inc. Acquires 905 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,983 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 905 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in STWD. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 2,414.3% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 476,586 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,713,000 after buying an additional 457,631 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 8.1% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,345,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $108,960,000 after purchasing an additional 399,672 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 78.0% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 891,734 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $18,174,000 after purchasing an additional 390,787 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $7,022,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 27.1% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,313,824 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,106,000 after purchasing an additional 279,793 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

STWD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. JMP Securities dropped their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Down 0.8 %

STWD opened at $19.93 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.69. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $19.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.12 and a 12 month high of $21.17.

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.