Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the company, 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 brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $22.21.

STWD has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group boosted their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. JMP Securities reduced their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,109,988 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $43,002,000 after purchasing an additional 116,182 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 147.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 225,245 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,590,000 after purchasing an additional 134,121 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 31.0% during the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 88,148 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 20,840 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 224,962 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,585,000 after purchasing an additional 90,046 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,250,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of STWD opened at $20.12 on Tuesday. Starwood Property Trust has a 1-year low of $18.12 and a 1-year high of $21.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $19.43 and a 200 day moving average of $19.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.20 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79.

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.