AM Investment Strategies LLC Grows Stock Position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

AM Investment Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 56,674 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,139 shares during the quarter. AM Investment Strategies LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $1,074,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of STWD. Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in Starwood Property Trust in the second quarter worth about $36,000. 49.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE STWD opened at $19.19 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.40 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.12 and a twelve month high of $21.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. The company has a 50 day moving average of $19.55 and a 200 day moving average of $19.82.

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

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.01%. Starwood Property Trust’s payout ratio is 164.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on STWD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group increased their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JMP Securities decreased their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust 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.