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The DJIA gained about 1%, or about 270 points, while Nasdaq rallied 2.4%. The S&P 500 added about 1.7%, erasing an earlier decline of 0.7%, and the 10-year treasury yield climbed to 3.58%. It’s been a wild week. Baird upgraded their rating on Choice Hotels International to Outperform. They believe their earnings outlook is improving for 2023-2024 and uncertainties are moving to the rearview mirror. Baird […]

The DJIA ended Friday down 345 points although individual stocks seemed to be down a lot more than the major ones in the indexes. Nasdaq fell 199, the S&P 500was down 57 points and investors surged into treasuries as a safe haven, dropping the yield on the 10-year by .23 to 3.70%. Lodging stocks were lower with the exception of MCG which […]

The DJIA fell 543 points while Nasdaq was down 238, the S&P 500 fell 74 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.93%. There were a lot of reasons for the equity markets to go down today but the selling really accelerated after President Biden unveiled his budget. While the budget may have triggered selling, the concerns about banks should […]

The DJIA fell 575 points, Nasdaq was down 145, the S&P 500 was down 62 points but despite the Fed comments were the reasons for the decline, and there should be no doubt more hikes are on the way, the 10-year treasury yield was down .01 to stay under 4% at 3.98%. Lodging stocks were lower. Island Hospitality Management announced the company added 14 hotels to […]

The stock indexes finally found their way higher with the DJIA up 342 points, Nasdaq up 84, the S&P 500 rose 30 points while the 10-year treasury yield broke through 4% to close up .08 at 4.07%. Lodging stocks were mixed. Earnings from SOHO had a positive response, up 5%. Earnings from SLNA and SOND had the opposite effect with SOND now a penny […]

The DJIA rose 130 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 69, the S&P 500 was down 11 points and the 10 year treasury yield took a breather, down -0.4 to 3.83%. Lodging stocks were lower. ABNB was the only real mover of note, down -8%. The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index was up 16.4% in January from December. The Hotel Brand sub-index was up 16.2% […]

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 169 points on Friday while Nasdaq fell 71, the S&P 500 was up 9 points and the 10-year treasury yield continued its march to 4%, up another .06 to 3.74%. Lodging stocks were lower. SOND was the biggest mover, down -8% while ABNB was down -5% on the day. According to STR, Phoenix’s hotel RevPAR is forecasted to reach $419 for February 10-12, […]

The DJIA fell 0.73% while Nasdaq was down 1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.88% and the 10-year treasury yield was roughly flat at 3.671%. VCSA ended the day down -7%. Hilton checked nearly all the boxes with their earnings report, kicking off lodging earnings season with a bang. EBITDA, RevPAR, EPS all were well above the Street. About the only miss was on net unit […]

The DJIA rose 369 points while Nasdaq was up 191, the S&P 500 rose 59 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.53%. Lodging stocks were higher across the board. MCG was the big winner, up 12% while INN, VCSA and PLYA each rose 5% on the day. Despite projections of persistent inflation and a moderate economic recession, CBRE’s November 2022 […]

The DJIA rose 9.88 points, or little change. Nasdaq fell 0.2%; S&P 500 was barely changed. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 3.461%. Gordon Haskett downgraded Airbnb to Underperform from Hold. They lowered their price target to $87 from $94. The firm also cut their rating on Booking.com to Hold from Buy setting a target price very close to the current price at $2,456. BofA Securities also cut their rating on […]