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

Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $22.21.

A number of research analysts have commented on STWD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on 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, UBS Group raised their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th.

Institutional Trading of Starwood Property Trust

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STWD. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 83.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Down 0.8 %

NYSE:STWD opened at $20.38 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. The business’s 50 day moving average is $19.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.83. Starwood Property Trust has a 52 week low of $18.12 and a 52 week high of $21.17. The company has a market cap of $6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 17.41 and a beta of 1.68.

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.