NYSE:AHT - Ashford Hospitality Trust Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Ashford Hospitality Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AHT."

Ashford Hospitality Trust announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 29th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 28th. View Ashford Hospitality Trust's Dividend History.

Ashford Hospitality Trust announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, December 12th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.74. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $358.72 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $353.87 million. Ashford Hospitality Trust had a negative return on equity of 30.20% and a negative net margin of 9.58%. View Ashford Hospitality Trust's Earnings History.

Ashford Hospitality Trust is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

3 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Ashford Hospitality Trust's stock. Their predictions range from $7.00 to $8.00. On average, they expect Ashford Hospitality Trust's stock price to reach $7.6667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ashford Hospitality Trust in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

News stories about AHT stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ashford Hospitality Trust earned a daily sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Ashford Hospitality Trust include Lexington Realty Trust (LXP), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), Mack Cali Realty (CLI), Colony Credit Real Estate (CLNC), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Alexander's (ALX), Ladder Capital (LADR), Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH), Uniti Group (UNIT), Brookfield Property Reit (BPR), Chesapeake Lodging Trust (CHSP), LTC Properties (LTC) and Safestore (SFSHF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ashford Hospitality Trust investors own include ANNALY CAP MGMT/SH (NLY), Ford Motor (F), New Residential Investment (NRZ), AT&T (T), AGNC Investment (AGNC), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT), General Electric (GE), Lexington Realty Trust (LXP) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO).

Ashford Hospitality Trust's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.74%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (6.70%), LSV Asset Management (3.23%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.73%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.59%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.40%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

AHT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Foundry Partners LLC, AJO LP, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

AHT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Martingale Asset Management L P, GWM Advisors LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC and Wells Fargo & Company MN. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

Shares of AHT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.29.

Ashford Hospitality Trust has a market capitalization of $540.32 million and generates $1.43 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $-126,970,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.26 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Ashford Hospitality Trust is http://www.ahtreit.com.

Ashford Hospitality Trust's mailing address is 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX, 75254. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 972-490-9600 or via email at [email protected]