Yahoo Finance Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) closed at $21.40, marking a +0.38% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.47% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.11%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 7.94%.
Coming into today, shares of the commercial real estate investment trust had gained 13.4% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 8.23%, while the S&P 500 gained 7.41%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Starwood Property Trust as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be March 1, 2023. In that report, analysts expect Starwood Property Trust to post earnings of $0.50 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 54.55%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $463.2 million, up 59.88% from the year-ago period.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Starwood Property Trust. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.25% lower within the past month. Starwood Property Trust is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Starwood Property Trust has a Forward P/E ratio of 10.15 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 8.44.
The REIT and Equity Trust industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 206, which puts it in the bottom 19% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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