Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $267,000 Position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 14,110 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $267,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the second quarter valued at $36,000. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. JMP Securities cut their price target 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. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on 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. Three 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's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:STWD traded up $0.11 on Wednesday, hitting $19.57. 1,775,171 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,106,507. The firm's 50-day moving average is $19.45 and its 200 day moving average is $19.79. The company has a market capitalization of $6.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.12 and a 1-year high of $21.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79.

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

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.