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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 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 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 rose 331 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 288, the S&P 500 rose 74 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .09 to 3.48%. Lodging stocks were higher. SLNA topped the list with a 10% gain followed by AHT and VCSA, both up 6%. We start today’s newsletter on a sad note as many of you probably heard […]

The DJIA fell 392 points but Nasdaq was up 16, the S&P 500 rose 8 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .02 to 3.54%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher with no major movers. Investment firm Sortis agreed to acquire Ace Group International for $85 million. The all-cash deal will give Sortis the boutique Ace Hotels brand and its hotel management company. Ace currently has about 10 hotels […]

The DJIA rose 113 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 78, the S&P 500 rose 16 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .06 to 3.51%. Lodging stocks were mixed but the biggest movers were to the upside. VCSA and SLNA both rose 6% on the day. Goldman Sachs cut its price target on Airbnb to $87 from $98. It maintained its Sell […]

The DJIA rose 186 points while Nasdaq was up 107, the S&P 500 rose 27 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .10 to 3.62%. Lodging stocks were higher. MCG was the big winner, up 11% while AHT rose another 8%. SLNA fell -6% on the day. JP Morgan gave their 2023 lodging outlook presentation, saying they see the REITs as relative underperformers […]

The DJIA fell 764 points, Nasdaq was down 360, the S&P 500 fell 100 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.45%. Lodging stocks were lower.  AHT and MCG were down -6%, while VCSA was down -5%, SLNA traded down to a new low. JP Morgan gave their Gaming & Lodging 2023 outlook. JPM said they see more […]

The DJIA rose 35 points Friday while Nasdaq was down 21, the S&P 500 was down 5 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.51%. Lodging stocks were mixed. MCG was up 10%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation announced an increase in its quarterly dividend. Their board declared a cash dividend for the quarter of $0.72 per share of common stock, up […]

The DJIA fell 195 points, Nasdaq was up 14, the S&P 500 fell 4 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .17 to 3.53%. How is that for a weird market? Lodging stocks were mixed. VCSA was down -5% while SLNA traded down to another new low. Truist gave their observations on the latest forward-looking booking and pricing trends for US hotels and checks with contacts. […]

The DJIA rose 56 points while Nasdaq was up 162, the S&P 500 rose 35 points and the 10 year treasury yield fell .07 to 3.80%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. SOND was the only real big mover, down -7%. Truist published a report on Vacation Ownership following 3Q results from the public companies involved in the segment. While they believe the reports and outlooks were […]