The price of Starwood Property Trust Inc (NYSE: STWD) closed at $19.64 in the last session, down -1.80% from day before closing price of $20.00. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1891844 shares were traded. STWD stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.58.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at STWD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.73.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on March 04, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $21.50 from $22.50 previously.
On December 06, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $21.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on October 10, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $21 to $20.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 28 ’24 when DiModica Jeffrey F. sold 100,000 shares for $20.28 per share. The transaction valued at 2,028,330 led to the insider holds 1,226,673 shares of the business.
DiModica Jeffrey F. sold 25,000 shares of STWD for $508,242 on Feb 01 ’24. The President now owns 925,984 shares after completing the transaction at $20.33 per share. On Dec 27 ’23, another insider, DiModica Jeffrey F., who serves as the President of the company, sold 75,000 shares for $22.06 each. As a result, the insider received 1,654,208 and left with 950,984 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STWD now has a Market Capitalization of 6.16B. As of this moment, Starwood’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, STWD has reached a high of $22.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.09, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.00.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, STWD traded on average about 2.20M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.1M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 313.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 295.02M. Insiders hold about 5.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.84% stake in the company. Shares short for STWD as of Mar 15, 2024 were 14.41M with a Short Ratio of 6.56, compared to 13.66M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4.59% and a Short% of Float of 4.87%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for STWD is 1.92, which was 1.92 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 9.60%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 9.44%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.49. The current Payout Ratio is 179.14% for STWD, which recently paid a dividend on Apr 15, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 27, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Feb 03, 2014 when the company split stock in a 12402:10000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 7 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.47 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.51 and a low estimate of $0.4, while EPS last year was $0.5. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.52 and low estimates of $0.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.07 and $1.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.93. EPS for the following year is $2.03, with 5 analysts recommending between $2.15 and $1.92.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $554.67M. It ranges from a high estimate of $570M to a low estimate of $531M. As of the current estimate, Starwood Property Trust Inc’s year-ago sales were $519M, an estimated increase of 6.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $551.5M, an increase of 7.30% over than the figure of $6.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $570M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $533M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for STWD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.24B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.05B, up 6.00% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.17B and the low estimate is $1.99B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -4.20% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
