Ashford Hospitality Trust

The DJIA rose 92 points but NASDAQ was down 173, the S&P 500 was down 16 points and the 10 year treasury yield jumped .09 to close at 3.78% again. This wound up taking the wind out of the sails of some lodging stocks. The group still ended the day mostly higher but the big […]

The DJIA was up 10 points while Nasdaq rose 47, the S&P 500 was also up 10 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .01 to 3.70%. Lodging stocks were higher. AHT rose 8% to lead the group while SVC was up 6%. SLNA gave back their big gains, down -12% to close below $1 again. Truist described the tone of the NY […]

June is coming in like a lion with the second day even better than the first in the markets with the DJIA surging 701 points on an actual economic report. The stronger-than-expected jobs report also helped Nasdaq rise an additional 140, the S&P 500 was up 61 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .08 to 3.69%. Lodging stocks were higher led […]

The DJIA was down 51 points but Nasdaq was up 42, the S&P 500 was flat and the 10-year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.70%. Lodging stocks were mixed. SOND was up 15% (0.0817) while SOHO jumped 12% as they announced the payment of some special preferred dividends, trying to get preferred shareholders whole again on their past dividends. AHT was up 8% […]

The DJIA was down 256 points while Nasdaq was down 76, the S&P 500 fell 30 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .02 to 3.72%. Lodging stocks were lower. The only mover of note was AHT, down -6%. The common consensus among lodging analysts is that the Choice Hotels/Wyndham Hotels rumor makes little sense and won’t happen. Most brought up what we […]

The DJIA fell 140 points but Nasdaq was up 63, the S&P 500 managed a 1 point gain and the 10 year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.72%. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. SOND was the biggest loser, down another -10% whole SLNA traded down to a new all time low, down -6% on the day. Sonder Holdings was cut to Perform from […]

The DJIA fell 9 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 44, the S&P 500 fell 7 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .07 to just over 3.46%. Lodging stocks were lower. SOND was down another 27% to another all-time low and SLNA also hit a new low. SHCO was down -7% following their earnings report and AHT was also down […]

The DJIA was down 222, Nasdaq was up 22, the S&P 500 was down 7% and the 10-year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.40%. Lodging stocks were lower. SLNA traded down to a new low, down another -6% but SOND was down -20% and AHT was down -5%. Hyatt Hotels held an Investor Day today. They are forecasting $650 to $850 […]

The DJIA fell 270 points while Nasdaq was down 55, the S&P 500 fell 29 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .04 to 3.40%. Things were going ok until the Fed Chief held his conference call after raising rates again. The same thing happened that has happened nearly every one of his conference calls the past year or so. AHT was […]

The DJIA fell 367 points, a 250-point rebound from the lows, while Nasdaq was down 132, the S&P 500 was down 48 points and the real action is now in the 10-year treasury, down .14 at 3.44%. Lodging stocks were mixed with MAR jumping 5% and bringing a few C-Corps up with them. AHT was down -6%. Marriott International blew away estimates and […]

The DJIA was down 46 points while Nasdaq was down 14, the S&P 500 fell 2 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .12 to 3.57%. Lodging stocks were mixed. SHCO was up 9% and AHT was up 6% to lead the groups big movers. Marriott International, Inc. said Monday it had completed its acquisition of the City Express brand portfolio from […]

The DJIA ended Friday with a gain of 22 points while Nasdaq was up 13, the S&P 500 rose 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .03 to 3.57%. Lodging stocks were lower with AINC and VCSA both hitting new lows. SOND was the big percentage gainer, up 8% but that was not even a gain of $0.04 in share price. […]