As of Friday close, Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s (NYSE:STWD) stock was down -$0.02, moving down -0.10 percent to $19.90. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 2,228,080 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$1.11 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 2,254,835, while in the previous 50 days, it was 2,294,204.
Since last month, STWD stock rose 0.91%. Shares of the company fell to $19.26 on 08/23/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $22.45 was reached on 02/02/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $16.06. Since the beginning of this year, STWD’s stock price has risen by 8.57% or $1.57, and marked a new high 16 times. However, the stock has declined by -11.34% since its 52-week high.
STWD stock investors should be aware that Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 312 days ago on Nov 15. Sossen Andrew Jay, the COO and General Counsel of the company, disposed of 18,155 shares for $21.11 on Nov 15. It resulted in a $383,323 divestment by the insider.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) has a P/E ratio of about 11.31. The stock’s beta is 1.61. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.70, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.96.
The latest dividend of $0.48 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.48. On Monday June 14 2021, a $1.44 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 2.93, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 3.16. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 41.10% percent. In the year ended June 29, operating margins totaled 19.20%. Based on annual data, STWD earned $191.76 million in gross profit and brought in $1.46 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 3.70%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 8.50%.
In Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $14.51 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. STWD’s revenue rose 36.86% to $490.41 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $515.67 million. While analysts expected Starwood Property Trust Inc. to report $0.48 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.49 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 2.10%. During the quarter, the company generated -$58.44 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $312.78 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Starwood Property Trust Inc.’s (STWD) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 24.54%, the RSI 9-day stood at 33.51% on 22 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Starwood Property Trust Inc. price is down by -5.28% percent or -$1.11. At present, STWD shares trade +1.22% above its 20-day simple moving average and +13.71% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -3.68% below its SMA50 and -2.16% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 75.66% and Stochastic coefficient D was 75.66%, while ATR was 0.38. Given the Stochastic reading of 0.00% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 40.64%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.46, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.39.
Analyst Ratings
Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) has been rated Buy by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, STWD is a sell, and 0 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate Starwood Property Trust Inc. stock as buy, with 7 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $21.50, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $21.00 – $24.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) will achieve an average price target of $22.07.
