B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. Buys 51,692 Shares of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD – Get Rating) by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 129,220 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,692 shares during the quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Starwood Property Trust were worth $2,355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MAS Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 25,387 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $603,000 after purchasing an additional 1,497 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Starwood Property Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $140,000. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 38,019 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $953,000 after purchasing an additional 1,544 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 20,434 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its stake in Starwood Property Trust by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 12,803 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 43.77% of the company’s stock.

Starwood Property Trust Trading Down 3.2 %

Shares of STWD stock opened at $16.74 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $19.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.00. The company has a market capitalization of $5.20 billion, a PE ratio of 6.11 and a beta of 1.57. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $16.41 and a 12-month high of $24.79.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on STWD shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Starwood Property Trust from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Starwood Property Trust in a research report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Credit Suisse Group downgraded shares of Starwood Property Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Starwood Property Trust presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.07.

Starwood Property Trust Company Profile

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc engages in originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt and equity investments. It operates through the following segments: Real Estate Commercial and Residential Lending, Infrastructure Lending, Real Estate Property, and Real Estate Investing and Servicing.