Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Infrastructure lending segment originates, acquires, finances, and manages infrastructure debt investments. The Property segment engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, such as multifamily properties and commercial properties subject to net leases, that are held for investment. The Investing and Servicing segment manages and works out problem assets; acquires and manages unrated, investment grade, and non-investment grade rated CMBS comprising subordinated interests of securitization and re-securitization transactions; originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions; and acquires commercial real estate assets that include properties acquired from CMBS trusts. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.55 to $19.80
• 50-Day Range: $19.37 to $20.97
• 52-Week Range: $16.59 to $21.17
• Volume: 3.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.81
• Dividend Yield: 9.71%
• Price Target: $21.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Starwood Property Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Starwood Property Trust scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 358th out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Starwood Property Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Starwood Property Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Starwood Property Trust are expected to grow by 1.06% in the coming year, from $1.88 to $1.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Starwood Property Trust is 20.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Starwood Property Trust is 20.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Starwood Property Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.06% of the outstanding shares of Starwood Property Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Starwood Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starwood Property Trust has recently increased by 2.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Starwood Property Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.90%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Starwood Property Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Starwood Property Trust is 202.11%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Starwood Property Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 101.05% in the coming year. This indicates that Starwood Property Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.26

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.06% of the outstanding shares of Starwood Property Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Starwood Property Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Starwood Property Trust has recently increased by 2.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Starwood Property Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Starwood Property Trust this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

29 people have searched for STWD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 93% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Starwood Property Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Starwood Property Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.40% of the stock of Starwood Property Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.82% of the stock of Starwood Property Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STWD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STWD shares performed this year?

Starwood Property Trust's stock was trading at $18.95 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, STWD shares have increased by 4.3% and is now trading at $19.7650.

How were Starwood Property Trust's earnings last quarter?

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The firm's revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Starwood Property Trust's major shareholders?

Starwood Property Trust's top institutional investors include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (11.38%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.68%), Leeward Investments LLC MA (0.35%) and Boston Partners (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey F Dimodica and Andrew Jay Sossen.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Starwood Property Trust?

Shares of STWD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Starwood Property Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Starwood Property Trust investors own include JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), Symbotic (SYM), Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (IDE), Energy Transfer (ET), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Rithm Capital (RITM) and Medical Properties Trust (MPW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/07/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - MTGE TRUST
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STWD
• CIK: 1465128
• Web: www.starwoodpropertytrust.com
• Phone: (203) 422-7700
• Fax: 203-422-7784
• Employees: 290
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Starwood Property Trust: $21.70
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $19.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.51
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $359.93 million
• Net Margins: 17.26%
• Pretax Margin: 19.81%
• Return on Equity: 8.87%
• Return on Assets: 0.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.73
• Current Ratio: 1.74
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.73
• Cash Flow: $2.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.86
• Book Value: $20.07 per share
• Price / Book: 0.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 367,140,000
• Free Float: 347,314,000
• Market Cap: $7.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.26