Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.65 in comparison to its previous close of 12.49, however, the company has experienced a -3.43% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-17 that Investors with an interest in REIT and Equity Trust – Other stocks have likely encountered both Pebblebrook Hotel (PEB) and Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
Is It Worth Investing in Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) Right Now?
PEB has 36-month beta value of 1.84. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for PEB is 118.05M, and currently, short sellers hold a 14.58% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PEB on October 22, 2024 was 1.97M shares.
PEB’s Market Performance
The stock of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) has seen a -3.43% decrease in the past week, with a -12.00% drop in the past month, and a -9.01% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.80% for PEB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.89% for PEB’s stock, with a -14.10% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PEB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PEB stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for PEB by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PEB in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $17 based on the research report published on March 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PEB reach a price target of $13.50. The rating they have provided for PEB stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on January 08th, 2024.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Neutral” to PEB, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on October 03rd of the previous year.
PEB Trading at -5.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PEB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.47%, as shares sank -11.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.92% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEB fell by -3.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -21.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.92. In addition, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust saw -23.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PEB starting from BORTZ JON E, who purchase 22,000 shares at the price of $12.21 back on Aug 13 ’24. After this action, BORTZ JON E now owns 1,341,284 shares of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, valued at $268,620 using the latest closing price.
BORTZ JON E, the Chairman and CEO of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, purchase 8,000 shares at $12.34 during a trade that took place back on Aug 14 ’24, which means that BORTZ JON E is holding 1,349,284 shares at $98,720 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PEB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust stands at -0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value -3.44, with -1.65 for asset returns.
Based on Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.13.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 293.01 million with net debt to EBITDA at 13.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
