Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Stock Holdings Increased by GFG Capital LLC

GFG Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 44.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 35,205 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,854 shares during the quarter. GFG Capital LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $667,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of STWD. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust in the 2nd quarter worth $203,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 33.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,025 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 762 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 67.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 53,441 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,089,000 after acquiring an additional 21,440 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 79.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 82,637 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 36,493 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 1,090,325 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $22,221,000 after acquiring an additional 6,616 shares during the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

STWD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. JMP Securities decreased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.13.

Starwood Property Trust Price Performance

STWD opened at $19.66 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.80 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $18.12 and a 1 year high of $21.17. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $19.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.78.

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.