Apple Hospitality REIT Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:APLE)

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Apple Hospitality REIT in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" APLE shares.
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5 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Apple Hospitality REIT's shares. Their APLE share price targets range from $17.00 to $20.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $18.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.5% from the stock's current price.
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Apple Hospitality REIT's stock was trading at $15.78 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, APLE shares have increased by 4.4% and is now trading at $16.47.
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Apple Hospitality REIT saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,730,000 shares, an increase of 8.6% from the October 15th total of 16,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,760,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.4 days. Approximately 8.3% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 20th 2024.
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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE:APLE) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 4th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 EPS 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 5.02% and a net margin of 11.95%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS.

Apple Hospitality REIT declared a monthly dividend on Monday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share on Friday, December 15th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 29th.
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Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.69%. 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 58.90% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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), Harbor Corporate Culture Small Cap ETF (HAPS), Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET) and Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG).

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's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (3.18%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.08%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.71%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.33%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.81%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (1.48%). 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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