GoalVest Advisory LLC Acquires 1,896 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,002 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,896 shares during the quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $910,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of STWD. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 717 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the second quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

STWD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JMP Securities reduced their target price on 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. 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 report on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE:STWD opened at $19.02 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. The company has a market cap of $6.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.12 and a 12 month high of $21.19. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $19.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.83.

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

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.10%. Starwood Property Trust’s payout ratio is presently 164.10%.

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.