Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE: DRH)’s stock price has increased by 0.78 compared to its previous closing price of 8.96. However, the company has seen a -0.31% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-15 that Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s critical interest rate decision next week, U.S. equity markets snapped a three-week winning streak as benchmark interest rates jumped to the cusp of five-month highs. Lukewarm CPI and PPI inflation reports were “good enough” to solidify another Fed rate cut next week, but “sticky” trends called into question the outlook for continued easing in 2025. After setting a series of fresh record-highs in the prior week, the S&P 500 slipped 0.6% this week, but still remains on pace for its best year since 2019.
Is It Worth Investing in Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE: DRH) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE: DRH) is above average at 31.60x. The 36-month beta value for DRH is also noteworthy at 1.60. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for DRH is 201.95M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.95% of that float. The average trading volume of DRH on January 01, 2025 was 2.16M shares.
DRH’s Market Performance
DRH’s stock has seen a -0.31% decrease for the week, with a -0.52% drop in the past month and a 5.50% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.41% for Diamondrock Hospitality Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.62% for DRH stock, with a simple moving average of 5.07% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DRH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DRH stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for DRH by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for DRH in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $10.25 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DRH reach a price target of $10.50. The rating they have provided for DRH stocks is “In-line” according to the report published on November 15th, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Buy” to DRH, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on August 05th of the previous year.
DRH Trading at 0.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DRH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.74%, as shares sank -3.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DRH fell by -2.48%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.47. In addition, Diamondrock Hospitality Co saw -1.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for DRH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Diamondrock Hospitality Co stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.02. Equity return is now at value 4.27, with 2.19 for asset returns.
Based on Diamondrock Hospitality Co (DRH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.79.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 263.33 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.7. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.63for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35.
Conclusion
In summary, Diamondrock Hospitality Co (DRH) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
