Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Shares Purchased by Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 65,174 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $1,235,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in STWD. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,345,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $108,960,000 after buying an additional 399,672 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,669,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $50,593,000 after buying an additional 10,979 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,109,988 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,002,000 after buying an additional 116,182 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,725,473 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $35,170,000 after buying an additional 150,576 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Starwood Property Trust by 27.1% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,313,824 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,106,000 after buying an additional 279,793 shares in the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Up 1.8 %

NYSE STWD opened at $20.52 on Friday. 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 firm’s fifty day moving average price is $19.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.82. The company has a market capitalization of $6.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.54 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on STWD. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective 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. JMP Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of 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. Three 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, Starwood Property Trust has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.13.

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.