Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations Acquires New Shares in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 80,063 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $1,517,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC bought a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the third quarter valued at $368,000. Commerce Bank raised its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 15,126 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 1,242 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 5.8% in 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 acquiring an additional 116,182 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 82.6% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 59,969 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,222,000 after acquiring an additional 27,121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 6.0% during the third quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,474 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut 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. 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $22.21.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:STWD traded up $0.20 on Tuesday, hitting $19.97. 1,168,621 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,234,097. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 1.68. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.12 and a 12 month high of $21.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $19.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.80.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.62%. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 174.55%.

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.