Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Acquired by Truvestments Capital LLC

Truvestments Capital LLC boosted its position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 152,292 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,987 shares during the quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $2,886,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Quarterback LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $654,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares during the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Starwood Property Trust stock opened at $19.87 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.53 and a 200-day moving average of $19.83. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.12 and a 1-year 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. The company has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 16.98 and a beta of 1.68.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on STWD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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 research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Starwood Property Trust has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.21.

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.