Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $22.21.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. JMP Securities lowered their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group raised their price target 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. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th.

Institutional Trading of Starwood Property Trust

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 5.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,109,988 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $43,002,000 after purchasing an additional 116,182 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 147.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 225,245 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,590,000 after buying an additional 134,121 shares during the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 31.0% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 88,148 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,670,000 after acquiring an additional 20,840 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 224,962 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $4,585,000 after acquiring an additional 90,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,250,000. 49.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 2.4 %

Starwood Property Trust stock traded up $0.49 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $20.55. The company had a trading volume of 2,663,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,138,677. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $19.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.83. Starwood Property Trust has a 12-month low of $18.12 and a 12-month high of $21.17.

About Starwood Property Trust

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.