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The DJIA rose 39 points, Nasdaq was up 110, the S&P 500 rose 11 points and the 10-year treasury yield continued the march to 4%, up another .05 to 3.81%. Lodging stocks were somewhat mixed, but the gainers got all the attention. They were paced by a 13% rise for Airbnb and 9% gains for Vacasa and Sonder. Membership Collective (Soho House) was the only […]

The DJIA rose 377 while Nasdaq was up 158, the S&P 500 rose 43 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .03 to 3.72%. Lodging stocks were higher. ABNB led the group with a 7% rise while MCG was up 5%. Raymond James upped their price target on Hilton to $165 from $150. They maintained their Outperform rating. TownePlace Suites by Marriott is developing at least […]

The DJIA rose 266 points while Nasdaq was up 226, the S&P 500 rose 53 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up another .04 to 3.67%. Lodging stocks were mixed. Morgan Stanley changed price targets on its covered hotel companies. Hilton’s PT was lowered to $167 from $171, while Wyndham’s PT was upped to $90 from $87. Both were maintained at Overweight. Equal-Weight […]

The DJIA fell 614 points while Nasdaq was down 138 and the S&P 500 was down 62 points. The 10 year treasury yield was down .16 to 3.38%, a drop of more than 4.5% on the yield. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. VCSA was down -12%, SOND was down -8% but MCG was up 5% on the Buy rating below. Roth initiated coverage on Membership Collective […]

The DJIA rose 527 points while Nasdaq was up 162, the S&P 500 rose 57 points. The 10-year treasury yield was flat at 3.68%. Lodging stocks were lower on the Pebblebrook news. PEB was down -9% followed by PK with a -7% drop and CLDT, AHT and HST were each down -6%. SOND jumped 13% today and AINC was up 9%. Pebblebrook Hotel […]

The DJIA fell another 282 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 105, the S&P 500 fell 43 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.48%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. SOND fell -8%, the biggest mover in the group Friday. SLNA traded down to yet another new low. Both Hersha Hospitality Trust and Host Hotels announced special dividends. HT announced its board of […]

Bloomberg published an article suggesting Fosun International Ltd. is exploring the potential for sales of most of the company’s divisions, seeking capital to repay debt. Bloomberg said the company told advisors its domestic food and beverage business is available for potential investors or buyers, and is considering strategic options for its investment in electric vehicle […]

The DJIA jumped 551 points today while Nasdaq was up 354, the S&P 500 was up 95 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .01 at 4.02%. Lodging stocks were higher. VCSA was up 10%, SOND was up 8%, ABNB was up 7% and SVC was up another 5%, still sporting a dividend yield of more than 10% even after a 33% […]

The DJIA dropped 1.54%, Nasdaq fell 2.84%, the S&P 500 declined 2.11% and the 10-year treasury yield rose slightly, to 3.76%. After an outstanding summer of travel, Amadeus’ Agency360 and Demand360 data sources are showing strong recovery indicators for the remainder of 2022 and evidence of growing traveler confidence as the sector looks towards 2023. Amadeus’ in-depth Demand360 business intelligence data reveals that global hotel occupancy has exceeded pre-pandemic […]

The DJIA rose 30 points while Nasdaq was up 86, the S&P 500 rose 13 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .01 to 3.41%. Lodging stocks were mixed. VCSA was up 6%, SOND was up 5% while AINC was down -5%. Truist reported on a call they held with the CEO of hotelAVE. The takeaways included that they saw leisure demand start to […]

The DJIA rose 61 points, Nasdaq was up 50, the S&P 500 was up 12 points and the 10-year Treasury yield is quickly rising to where it peaked in June, up another .05 to 3.11%. Lodging stocks were mostly higher. SOND was the big winner, up 11%. AHT ended the day up 5%. STR said US RevPAR for the week ended 8/20 was up […]

The DJIA surged 515 points, Nasdaq was up 361, the S&P 500 was up 88 and suddenly the 10 year treasury yield is calm and the indexes are nuts again, down .01 to 2.79%. Lodging stocks were higher. The biggest mover was SOND, up 15%. STR said US Lodging RevPAR was up 12.2% year over year for the week ended 8/6.  RevPAR was up 9.3% […]