LDR Capital Management LLC Acquires 12,650 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

LDR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 168,949 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 12,650 shares during the quarter. Starwood Property Trust accounts for approximately 4.3% of LDR Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. LDR Capital Management LLC owned 0.05% of Starwood Property Trust worth $3,202,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Quarterback LLC increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 14,817 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $654,000 after purchasing an additional 571 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,329 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $840,000 after acquiring an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 69.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings 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 valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of STWD stock opened at $19.93 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $19.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.79. 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 market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a PE ratio of 17.03 and a beta of 1.69. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.12 and a 12-month high of $21.17.

Analyst Ratings Changes

STWD has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price objective 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 decreased their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $20.00 to $19.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $22.50 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus 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.