Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $22.13.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on STWD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of 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. JMP Securities decreased 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 research note on Thursday, November 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, 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 research note on Friday, November 15th.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

Shares of STWD stock traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $19.59. 1,106,565 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,036,149. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $19.43 and a 200 day moving average of $19.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. Starwood Property Trust has a 52-week low of $18.12 and a 52-week high of $21.17. The company has a market cap of $6.60 billion, a PE ratio of 16.74 and a beta of 1.69.

Institutional Trading of Starwood Property Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 5.8% during the 3rd 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 buying an additional 116,182 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of 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. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 224,962 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,585,000 after buying an additional 90,046 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,250,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 128.7% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 66,724 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,360,000 after buying an additional 37,554 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company's stock.

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.