Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.80 compared to its previous closing price of 13.75. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-16 that BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $PEB #REIT–Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Declares Dividends for Fourth Quarter 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for PEB is at 1.87. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for PEB is 117.19M, and currently, shorts hold a 16.46% of that float. The average trading volume for PEB on December 27, 2024 was 1.85M shares.
PEB’s Market Performance
PEB stock saw an increase of 3.05% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.95% and a quarterly increase of 2.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.74%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.91% for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.55% for PEB’s stock, with a 0.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PEB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PEB stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for PEB by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PEB in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $15 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Compass Point, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PEB reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for PEB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 21st, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Neutral” to PEB, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on March 28th of the current year.
PEB Trading at 4.46% 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 -16.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.74%, as shares sank -0.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PEB rose by +3.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.22. In addition, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust saw -13.27% 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 13,000 shares at the price of $12.68 back on Nov 21 ’24. After this action, BORTZ JON E now owns 1,395,284 shares of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, valued at $164,840 using the latest closing price.
BORTZ JON E, the Chairman and CEO of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, purchase 7,000 shares at $12.06 during a trade that took place back on Nov 15 ’24, which means that BORTZ JON E is holding 1,382,284 shares at $84,390 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PEB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 0.13, with 0.06 for asset returns.
Based on Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 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 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 296.88 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 23.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
