Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Receives $22.21 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $22.21.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JMP Securities decreased their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE:STWD opened at $20.06 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.76 billion, a PE ratio of 17.14 and a beta of 1.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $19.45 and a 200-day moving average of $19.82. Starwood Property Trust has a 52 week low of $18.12 and a 52 week high of $21.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Starwood Property Trust

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wealth Quarterback LLC grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 14,817 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares during the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% in the fourth 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. grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in the fourth 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 grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% in the fourth 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 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.