Starwood’s Commercial and Residential Lending segment originates, acquires, finances and manages commercial first mortgages, non-agency residential mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and residential mortgage-backed securities, as well as other real estate and real estate-related debt investments, including distressed or nonperforming loans.
The Infrastructure lending segment originates, acquires, finances and manages infrastructure debt investments. The Property segment engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, such as multifamily properties and commercial properties subject to net leases, that are held for investment.
The Investing and Servicing segment manages and works out problem assets; acquires and manages unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS comprising subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions; originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions; and acquires commercial real estate assets that include properties acquired from CMBS trusts.
Investors receive an 11.37% distribution. Starwood Property Trust stock has a $19.50 price target at Keefe Bruyette. The consensus target is higher at $23.21, but Wednesday’s close was at $17.07.
Verizon
This top telecommunications stock offers tremendous value at current levels. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) provides communications, technology, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental entities worldwide.
The Verizon Consumer Group provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements, and it offers fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks. It also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as the District of Columbia, through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio and a copper-based network.
The Verizon Business Group provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including data, video, conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, network access, and various IoT services and products, as well as FWA broadband through its wireless networks.
The dividend yield is 7.00%. Oppenheimer has a $46 target price. The consensus target is $44.27. Verizon Communications stock ended Wednesday at $36.92 a share.
These eight top companies all pay dependable dividends and should continue to fare well despite what is sure to be at least one more 25-basis-point rate increase in May, and possibly even one in July. Despite being able to avoid interest rate risk, the problem now is market risk, as we could be headed much lower. So, it makes sense to scale buy these ideas over the next month or so.
Originally published at 24/7 Wall St.
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