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The DJIA fell 169 points to end the month of August while the Nasdaq was up 16, the S&P 500 was down 7 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .03 to 4.09%. Lodging stocks were mixed. Sortis Holdings revealed plans in January to buy Ace Group International and its management firm, Atelier Ace. The $85 million all-cash transaction promised to bring a dozen hotels, […]

The DJIA fell 374 while the Nasdaq was down 257, the S&P 500 fell 60 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .04 to 4.24%. Lodging stocks were lower, but the biggest mover was to the upside, with SOHO bouncing back 7%. VCSA traded down to yet another all-time low. Deutsche Bank updated their models and price targets on some hotel REITs. They were […]

The DJIA was down 175 points, Nasdaq was up 8 while the S&P 500 fell 12 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .01 to 4.33%. Lodging stocks were mixed. BHR, AHT, and VCSA set new lows. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust became the first to warn that Tropical Storm Hillary could hurt 3Q results. PEB said the storm did not cause any damage to PEB properties […]

The DJIA rose 26 points, Nasdaq was down 26, the S&P 500 was down a point, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .06 to 4.25%. It sounds like a typical mid-August Friday in the stock market. Not so for lodging stocks, particularly Selina Hospitality which was read its last rites as it tried to avoid a reverse split to stay listed. SLNA plunged -41% […]

The DJIA rose 27 points while Nasdaq was up 71, the S&P 500 was down 12 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .08 to 4.03%. MAR was up about 1.45% at the close. Barrons.com published a story, quoting analysts as saying travel is entering a new phase, and investors should pick Hilton and hotel peers over Airbnb. It had very interesting timing given Dow […]

The DJIA ended the day up 86 points, a bit of a disappointment after this morning. Nasdaq was up 158, the S&P 500 rose 33 points and the 10-year treasury yield plunged -.12 to 3.86%. Lodging stocks for the most part were lower on the day. SOHO was the big mover, up 13% while MAR traded up to a new high before […]

The DJIA fell 0.37% on Friday while Nasdaq was down 0.18%, the S&P 500dropped 0.20%, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .07 to 3.93%. The Dow Jones U.S. Hotels Index was down 1.3% for the year but was still up 8.6% year-to-date.The Federal Reserve was split on whether the U.S. will avoid a recession this year, the WSJ said. Barclays said with headline […]

The DJIA was down 108 points, Nasdaq was down 93, the S&P 500 was down 16 points, the 10-year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.768% but lodging stocks were lower. Soho House (SHCO) was up 4%, VCSA was down 8%, and SLNA was up 3%. Hilton and Hyatt were up modestly. The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index declined -2.65 in May from April. The Hotel […]

The DJIA rose 43 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 21, the S&P 500 was up 5 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.75%. Despite the indexes rising, lodging stocks were mixed with the only mover of note being SOND, up 23%($0.14). ISI Evercore Group downgraded their rating on Park Hotels & Resorts to In-Line from Outperform. Their target price is $18.50. […]

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 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 ended Friday with a decline of 385 points while Nasdaq was down 87, the S&P 500 fell 44 points, capping another week of lower equity indexes. The 10-year treasury yield was down .19 to 3.40%. Lodging stocks were lower, once again led by the lodging REITs. INN and AHT both fell -7% and CLDT, VCSA, SVC and PK were each down […]