Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp Purchases Shares of 5,285 Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 5,285 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $103,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of STWD. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,841,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the fourth quarter worth $24,791,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 8.1% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,345,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $108,960,000 after purchasing an additional 399,672 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 78.0% during the third 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 worth $18,174,000 after purchasing an additional 390,787 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Starwood Property Trust by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,943,260 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $586,375,000 after purchasing an additional 377,939 shares in the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSE STWD opened at $20.09 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $6.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.68. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.12 and a twelve month high of $21.17. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is $19.76 and its 200 day moving average is $19.80.

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.56%. Starwood Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 174.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on STWD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.21.

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.