Focused Wealth Management Inc Buys 25,573 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Focused Wealth Management Inc increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 16.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 185,124 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 25,573 shares during the period. Focused Wealth Management Inc owned about 0.05% of Starwood Property Trust worth $3,508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the 2nd quarter worth $203,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the 2nd quarter worth about $244,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 14.1% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 29,368 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $599,000 after buying an additional 3,640 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 33.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,025 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 762 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 67.0% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 53,441 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,089,000 after buying an additional 21,440 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company's stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE STWD traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $19.42. The company had a trading volume of 1,978,842 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,052,501. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $18.12 and a 1 year high of $21.17. The company has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.69. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $19.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on STWD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 note on Tuesday, January 21st. JMP Securities dropped their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "market outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Three 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $22.13.

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.