Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Apple Hospitality REIT in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" APLE shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Apple Hospitality REIT's stock. Their APLE share price forecasts range from $17.00 to $19.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $18.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.7% from the stock's current price.
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Apple Hospitality REIT's stock was trading at $15.78 at the start of the year. Since then, APLE stock has decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at $15.56.
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Apple Hospitality REIT saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,620,000 shares, an increase of 19.1% from the April 30th total of 3,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,880,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023.
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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE:APLE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.16. Apple Hospitality REIT had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.99% and a net margin of 12.39%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.30 earnings per share.

Apple Hospitality REIT announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, May 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share on Thursday, June 15th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.17%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 30th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Hotel ETF (BEDZ), Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (KBWY), ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (RDOG), Kelly Hotel & Lodging Sector ETF (HOTL), Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF (NURE), Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET), Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF (PFI) and Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG).

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.31%. APLE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 137.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, APLE will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Apple Hospitality REIT investors own include AT&T (T), Realty Income (O), Altria Group (MO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Bank of America (BAC), Coca-Cola (KO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV) and Main Street Capital (MAIN).

Apple Hospitality REIT trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "APLE."

Apple Hospitality REIT's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.30%), State Street Corp (4.67%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.63%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.41%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.33%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth Perkins, Glade M Knight, Glade M Knight, Howard E Woolley, Jeanette Clarke, Justin G Knight, Kristian M Gathright, Kristian M Gathright, Matthew Rash, Rachel Labrecque and Redd Hugh.
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Shares of APLE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of APLE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.56.

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion and generates $1.24 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $144.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.70 on an earnings per share basis.

Apple Hospitality REIT's mailing address is 814 East Main Street, RICHMOND VA, 23219. The official website for the company is www.applehospitalityreit.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (804) 344-8121, via email at investors@matadorresources.com, or via fax at 804-344-8129.