Crux Wealth Advisors Takes Position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Crux Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 23,734 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $450,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Quarterback LLC boosted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 3.6% in the fourth 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 shares of 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 valued at $654,000 after acquiring an additional 571 shares during the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake 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 stake in 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 buying an additional 717 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on STWD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.07.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE:STWD opened at $17.84 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 1-year low of $16.59 and a 1-year high of $21.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.25 and a beta of 1.34. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $19.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.63.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.76%. Starwood Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 174.55%.

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.