How to buy Hersha Hospitality Trust stock (HT)

Hersha Hospitality Trust is a reit - hotel & motel business based in the US. Hersha Hospitality Trust shares (HT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Hersha Hospitality Trust employs 27 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $361 million.

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Hersha Hospitality Trust stock price (NYSE: HT)

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Hersha Hospitality Trust shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-01-21.

52-week range	$0.00 - $0.00
50-day moving average more info button	$9.90
200-day moving average more info button	$7.57
Wall St. target price	$9.64
PE ratio more info button	66.6
Dividend yield more info button	$0.2 (2%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.15

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Is Hersha Hospitality Trust stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Hersha Hospitality Trust stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hersha Hospitality Trust's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Hersha Hospitality Trust's P/E ratio

Hersha Hospitality Trust's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 67x. In other words, Hersha Hospitality Trust shares trade at around 67x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Hersha Hospitality Trust's PEG ratio

Hersha Hospitality Trust's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.32. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Hersha Hospitality Trust's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Hersha Hospitality Trust's EBITDA

Hersha Hospitality Trust's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $85.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Hersha Hospitality Trust's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Hersha Hospitality Trust financials

Revenue TTM	$361 million
Operating margin TTM	9.1%
Gross profit TTM	$133.6 million
Return on assets TTM	1.16%
Return on equity TTM	4.6%
Profit margin	9.24%
Book value	$16.41
Market Capitalization more info button	$482.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Hersha Hospitality Trust share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 3.82% of net profits

Recently Hersha Hospitality Trust has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Hersha Hospitality Trust shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Hersha Hospitality Trust's case, that would currently equate to about $0.2 per share.

While Hersha Hospitality Trust's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Hersha Hospitality Trust is investing more in its future growth.

Hersha Hospitality Trust's most recent dividend payout was on 15 October 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 September 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Hersha Hospitality Trust's shares ever split?

Hersha Hospitality Trust's shares were split on a 1:4 basis on 22 June 2015 . So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hersha Hospitality Trust shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hersha Hospitality Trust shares which in turn could have impacted Hersha Hospitality Trust's share price.

Hersha Hospitality Trust share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hersha Hospitality Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Hersha Hospitality Trust's is 1.819. This would suggest that Hersha Hospitality Trust's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Hersha Hospitality Trust overview

Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is a self-advised real estate investment trust in the hospitality sector, which owns and operates luxury and lifestyle hotels in coastal gateway and resort markets. The Company's 25 hotels totaling 3,811 rooms are located in New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, South Florida, and California. The Company's common shares are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "HT. ".

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Hersha Hospitality Trust is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 20.733% of Hersha Hospitality Trust shares are held by insiders and 65.388% by institutions. How many people work for Hersha Hospitality Trust?
Latest data suggests 27 work at Hersha Hospitality Trust. When does the fiscal year end for Hersha Hospitality Trust?
Hersha Hospitality Trust's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Hersha Hospitality Trust based?
Hersha Hospitality Trust's address is: 44 Hersha Drive, Harrisburg, PA, United States, 17102 What is Hersha Hospitality Trust's ISIN number?
Hersha Hospitality Trust's international securities identification number is: US4278255009 What is Hersha Hospitality Trust's CUSIP number?
Hersha Hospitality Trust's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 427825203