Wealth Quarterback LLC Buys 518 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Wealth Quarterback LLC grew its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,817 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the period. Wealth Quarterback LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 486,799 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,225,000 after buying an additional 9,763 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 23.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 7,335 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 1,370 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 18,983 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $360,000 after purchasing an additional 905 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 139,366 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,641,000 after purchasing an additional 1,698 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GFG Capital LLC lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 44.6% in the 4th quarter. GFG Capital LLC now owns 35,205 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $667,000 after purchasing an additional 10,854 shares in the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on STWD shares. JMP Securities decreased their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE:STWD opened at $19.78 on Monday. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.12 and a 12 month high of $21.17. The stock has a market cap of $6.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $19.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.77. 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 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.