The stock of Starwood Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:STWD) increased by $0.02 on Wednesday to $20.33, up 0.10 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,448,353 shares of common stock traded. 16 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $1.99. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,830,153, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 2,709,395.
STWD stock dropped -1.26% since last month. On 08/21/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $19.16. The stock touched a high of $23.66 on 02/02/23, after rallying from a low of $16.06 in 52 weeks. The price of STWD stock has risen by 10.91% or $1.99 this year, reaching a new high 16 times. Still, the stock price is down -14.07% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
STWD stock investors should be aware that Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 288 days ago on Nov 15. On Nov 15, COO and General Counsel Sossen Andrew Jay sold 18,155 shares at $21.11 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $383,323.
Valuation Metrics
Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.55. Beta for the stock is 1.63. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.76, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.98.
Company paid $0.48 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.48 last year. A $1.44 dividend decrease was reported on Monday June 14 2021.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 is 2.93, and the total debt to equity ratio is 3.16. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 41.10% percent. Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s operating margin stood at 19.20% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $191.76 million and revenue of $1.46 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. STWD’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 0.70%. There was a 3.70% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 8.50%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended June 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $515.67 million, while revenues rose by 36.86% to $490.41 million. It was predicted that Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s quarterly earnings would be $0.49, but it ended up being $0.48, beating the consensus by 2.10%. EBITDA was -$58.44 million for the quarter. At the end of Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s most recent quarter ended June 29, its total debt was $20.35 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $312.78 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s (STWD) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 60.68%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.93% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 71.53% and 53.29% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.38. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 90.66%, the RSI (14) reading is 55.74%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.48, and the 14-day reading is at 0.40.
Analyst Ratings
Analysts have assigned Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) an Buy rating. STWD is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 1 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 7 others recommend it as a buy.
What is STWD’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $19.00 and $24.00, with a median target price of $21.25. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) is $21.69.
