Apple Hospitality REIT - APLE Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Apple Hospitality REIT in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" APLE shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Apple Hospitality REIT's shares. Their APLE share price forecasts range from $18.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $19.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 30.8% 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 decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $15.10.
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Apple Hospitality REIT saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,220,000 shares, an increase of 10.3% from the February 13th total of 2,920,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,420,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 4th 2023.
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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE:APLE) announced its quarterly earnings results 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 4.51% and a net margin of 11.69%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 earnings per share.

Apple Hospitality REIT declared a monthly dividend on Friday, February 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 27th.
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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 6.49%. 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 150.00%. 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 54.86% 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 T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (3.45%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.77%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.46%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.47%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.46%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.43%). 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 $15.10.

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) has a market capitalization of $3.45 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 $0.64 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.