45,450 Shares in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Bought by Vision Financial Markets LLC

Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new position in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 45,450 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $861,000. Starwood Property Trust comprises about 0.9% of Vision Financial Markets LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 14.7% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 36,876 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $751,000 after purchasing an additional 4,725 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 5.5% during the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 213,277 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,347,000 after purchasing an additional 11,110 shares during the last quarter. Focused Wealth Management Inc increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 2.3% during the third quarter. Focused Wealth Management Inc now owns 159,551 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,252,000 after purchasing an additional 3,542 shares during the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Starwood Property Trust during the third quarter valued at $4,381,000. Finally, Wealth Quarterback LLC increased its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 6.6% during the third quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 14,299 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.82% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Performance

STWD stock opened at $20.12 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.19 and a beta of 1.69. 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 50-day simple moving average of $19.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.82. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.12 and a fifty-two week high of $21.17.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on STWD. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of 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. JMP Securities lowered their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.21.

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.