Seneca House Advisors Purchases 50,751 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Seneca House Advisors lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Free Report) by 13.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 442,176 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 50,751 shares during the quarter. Starwood Property Trust accounts for approximately 3.3% of Seneca House Advisors' investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Seneca House Advisors owned approximately 0.13% of Starwood Property Trust worth $8,379,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Albion Financial Group UT acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in 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 buying an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of STWD stock traded up $0.15 on Friday, hitting $19.19. 1,906,959 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,293,437. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.12 and a twelve month high of $21.19. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $19.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.40 and a beta of 1.69.

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

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.01%. Starwood Property Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 164.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. 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. JMP Securities lowered their target price on shares of 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. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.