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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Tuesday, January 15th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.91%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 28th. View Ashford Hospitality Trust's Dividend History.

Ashford Hospitality Trust declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, December 12th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.30) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.25. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $389.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $390.19 million. Ashford Hospitality Trust had a negative net margin of 7.15% and a negative return on equity of 18.33%. View Ashford Hospitality Trust's Earnings History.

Ashford Hospitality Trust is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

4 analysts have issued 1-year 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 share price to reach $7.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 43.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

4 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 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

Headlines about AHT stock have been trending positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ashford Hospitality Trust earned a news impact score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Ashford Hospitality Trust include Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE), American Assets Trust (AAT), Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), Ladder Capital (LADR), Mack Cali Realty (CLI), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Caretrust REIT (CTRE), LTC Properties (LTC), Alexander's (ALX), Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX), Chesapeake Lodging Trust (CHSP), CYRELA BRAZIL R/S (CYRBY) and National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA).

Ashford Hospitality Trust's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.91%), LSV Asset Management (3.28%), Prudential Financial Inc. (1.99%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (1.66%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.62%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.46%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

AHT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LPL Financial LLC, GSA Capital Partners LLP, SG Americas Securities LLC, KBC Group NV, Northern Trust Corp, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Spirit of America Management Corp NY and Martingale Asset Management L P. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ashford Hospitality Trust.

AHT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, ClariVest Asset Management LLC, United Services Automobile Association, Mackay Shields LLC, GWM Advisors LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Orinda Asset Management LLC. 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 $5.39.

Ashford Hospitality Trust has a market capitalization of $544.59 million and generates $1.44 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $-67,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.37 on an earnings per share basis. Ashford Hospitality Trust employs 102 workers across the globe.

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]