Aubrey Capital Management Ltd Acquires Shares of 31,000 Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 31,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $588,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of STWD. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in 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 valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% during 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 acquiring an additional 717 shares during the last quarter. Godsey & Gibb Inc. bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the third quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $55,000. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 1.2 %

NYSE STWD traded up $0.23 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $19.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,605,716 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,037,121. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 52 week low of $18.12 and a 52 week high of $21.17. The company has a market capitalization of $6.63 billion, a PE ratio of 16.80 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 simple moving average is $19.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.78.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on STWD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective 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 cut their price objective on shares of 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. JMP Securities cut 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 research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.13.

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.