Top 5 Small Company Stocks You Should Own Now

In this article, we discuss the top 5 small company stocks you should own now. If you want to see more stocks in this selection, check out Top 10 Small Company Stocks You Should Own Now. 

5. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 13

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) is a Connecticut-based real estate investment trust operating in the United States, Europe, and Australia. The REIT has four segments – Commercial and Residential Lending, Infrastructure Lending, Property, and Investing and Servicing segments.

On August 4, the firm posted a Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $0.51, beating market estimates by $0.01. The revenue of $333.2 million jumped 14.6% year over year, but fell short of analysts’ predictions by $0.71 million. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) reported $3.8 billion of investment activity, including $2.2 billion in commercial lending. The undepreciated book value also increased 26% year-over-year to $21.51. 

According to Insider Monkey’s data, Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) was part of 13 hedge fund portfolios at the end of the second quarter of 2022, compared to 15 funds in the last quarter. Amy Minella’s Cardinal Capital is the leading position holder in the company, with more than 5 million shares worth $104.70 million.