81,384 Shares in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) Bought by Nomura Holdings Inc.

Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 81,384 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in STWD. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $63,044,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $48,841,000. Leeward Investments LLC MA acquired a new position in shares of Starwood Property Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $24,791,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,287,030 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $100,189,000 after acquiring an additional 736,699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Starwood Property Trust by 305.4% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 670,093 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $12,699,000 after acquiring an additional 504,812 shares in the last quarter. 49.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Starwood Property Trust Stock Up 0.7%

Starwood Property Trust stock opened at $20.29 on Friday. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $16.59 and a fifty-two week high of $21.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a current ratio of 1.79. The company has a market capitalization of $6.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.34 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.47.

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $418.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $469.00 million. Starwood Property Trust had a net margin of 18.82% and a return on equity of 9.93%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Starwood Property Trust, Inc. will post 1.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Starwood Property Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.47%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Starwood Property Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 202.11%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on STWD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Starwood Property Trust from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Starwood Property Trust from $19.50 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.75.

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.