Starwood Property Trust Inc [STWD] stock prices are up 1.13% to $20.62 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The STWD shares have gain 3.88% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.02%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 19, March 2024, Starwood Capital Enters into Partnership with ESR Group Co-Founders to Acquire 10.7% Ownership Stake. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Starwood Capital Group (“Starwood Capital” or “the Firm”), a leading global private investment firm focused on real estate, today announced that a controlled affiliate has agreed to acquire a 10.7% equity stake in ESR Group (“ESR” or “the Company”) in a structured transaction alongside ESR Co-Founders, Stuart Gibson and Charles de Portes (“the co-Founders”). Mr. Gibson will remain Co-Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company and Mr. Portes will remain a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Pursuant to the acquisition, all of the outstanding sums under the existing margin loan facility of the holding vehicle of the co-Founders will be fully extinguished.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Starwood Property Trust Inc [NYSE: STWD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 04, 2024, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $21.50 from $22.50. Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on December 06, 2023, and set its price target to $21. On October 10, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform and revised its price target to $20 on the stock. Credit Suisse downgraded its rating to a Neutral. In a note dated March 31, 2022, Raymond James upgraded an Strong Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $32.
The stock price of Starwood Property Trust Inc [STWD] has been fluctuating between $16.06 and $22.29 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $24.75 within the next 12 months. Starwood Property Trust Inc [NYSE: STWD] shares were valued at $20.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.03% based on the average STWD price forecast.
Analyzing the STWD fundamentals
The Starwood Property Trust Inc [NYSE:STWD] reported sales of 2.06B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 7.89%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.94% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.46%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.12.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 20.45 points at the first support level, and at 20.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.85.
Starwood Property Trust Inc [STWD] reported earnings per share of $0.58 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.48/share, meaning a difference of $0.1 and a surprise factor of 20.80%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.49 per share as compared to estimates of $0.47 per share, a difference of $0.02 representing a surprise of 4.30%.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.14, the price to book ratio is 1.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DiModica Jeffrey F., President, that happened on Feb 01 ’24 when 25000.0 shares were sold. President, DiModica Jeffrey F. completed a deal on Dec 27 ’23 to sell 75000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President DiModica Jeffrey F. sold 10000.0 shares on Sep 22 ’23.
