5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Starwood Property (STWD)

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Starwood Property

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, real estate investment trust Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Starwood's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Starwood facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Greenwich, Conn. (2009)
Market Cap	$1.8 billion
Industry	Mortgage REITs
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$148.6 million
Management	Chairman/CEO Barry Sternlicht CFO Perry Ward
Trailing-12-Month Profit Margin	64.5%
Cash/Debt	$88.5 million / $678.8 million
Dividend Yield	9.3%
Competitors	Arbor Realty Trust JER Investors Trust Petra Real Estate Opportunity Trust

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 95% of the 62 members who have rated Starwood believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last month, one of those bulls, market8, tapped the stock as a solid income opportunity:

I would opt for Starwood Property Trust, which is a commercial mortgage REIT. Banks are pulling away from their commercial lending and that leaves a giant void for financing to commercial property owners. This is where Starwood Property Trust steps in and they can do it on favorable terms with limited competition. The stock [yields 9.3%], it is run by one of the greatest business minds -- Berry Sternlicht, and trades at book value.

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