LDR Capital Management LLC Grows Stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

LDR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 168,949 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 12,650 shares during the quarter. Starwood Property Trust comprises approximately 4.3% of LDR Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. LDR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Starwood Property Trust worth $3,202,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wealth Quarterback LLC increased its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 14,817 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $281,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $654,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,329 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $840,000 after buying an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group upped 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JMP Securities lowered their target price 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. 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.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

NYSE STWD remained flat at $20.01 on Wednesday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,210,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,021,851. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $18.12 and a 1 year high of $21.17. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.80. The company has a market capitalization of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.10 and a beta of 1.69.

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.