AM Investment Strategies LLC Buys 1,139 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

AM Investment Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 2.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 56,674 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,139 shares during the quarter. AM Investment Strategies LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $1,074,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 57,077 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,081,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $654,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake 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 buying an additional 717 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of 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 worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 25,015 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $522,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

STWD has been the topic of several recent research reports. JMP Securities dropped their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped 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 lifted their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Starwood Property Trust presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 0.8 %

STWD stock opened at $19.19 on Friday. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.12 and a 1-year high of $21.19. The stock has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.40 and a beta of 1.69. 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’s 50 day moving average is $19.55 and its 200 day moving average is $19.82.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $479.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $488.63 million. Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 18.82% and a return on equity of 9.93%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.01%. Starwood Property Trust’s payout ratio is 164.10%.

Starwood Property Trust 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.