Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Sold by Mutual of America Capital Management LLC

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 21.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 246,694 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 65,641 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $4,675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Albion Financial Group UT bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 86.1% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,578 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 717 shares during the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 3rd quarter worth $55,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 5,959 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,137 shares during the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on STWD. UBS Group upped their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. JMP Securities reduced their price objective 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. 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 research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two equities 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.21.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE:STWD opened at $19.88 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 16.99 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.12 and a fifty-two week high of $21.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.79. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $19.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.82.

About Starwood Property Trust

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.