Aubrey Capital Management Ltd Buys New Position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 31,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $588,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of STWD. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $654,000 after buying an additional 571 shares during the period. Register Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,329 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,746 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake 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 valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MAS Advisors LLC boosted its position in Starwood Property Trust by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 13,958 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE STWD opened at $19.69 on Monday. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.12 and a 52-week high of $21.17.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on STWD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on 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 for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group upped their price target on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, JMP Securities decreased their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Three investment 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.13.

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.