Analysts Set Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) PT at $22.25

Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.25.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on STWD shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $20.50 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Starwood Property Trust from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $20.50 to $22.50 in a report on Thursday, September 5th. JMP Securities cut their target price on 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. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, November 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Starwood Property Trust

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Artemis Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $9,580,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 2,414.3% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 476,586 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,713,000 after acquiring an additional 457,631 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,345,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $108,960,000 after buying an additional 399,672 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 78.0% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 891,734 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $18,174,000 after buying an additional 390,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the second quarter valued at about $5,455,000. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE:STWD traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $19.92. 1,878,252 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,212,817. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.70. The company's 50 day moving average is $20.00 and its 200-day moving average is $19.79. 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 has a 1-year low of $18.43 and a 1-year high of $22.29.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $479.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $488.63 million. Starwood Property Trust had a return on equity of 9.93% and a net margin of 18.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.46 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Starwood Property Trust will post 1.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.