Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Acquired by State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 2.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 486,799 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,763 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D owned approximately 0.14% of Starwood Property Trust worth $9,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of STWD. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 2,414.3% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 8.1% during the 3rd 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 period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 78.0% during the 3rd 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 period. Columbus Macro LLC purchased a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth $7,022,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 27.1% during the 3rd 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on STWD shares. UBS Group increased 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, JMP Securities reduced their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. 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 a consensus target price of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of STWD opened at $19.93 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.69. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.78. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.12 and a twelve 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.