As of Wednesday close, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust’s (NYSE:PEB) stock was down -$0.41, moving down -2.77 percent to $14.41. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,965,380 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.08 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,769,835, while in the previous 50 days, it was 2,115,096.
Since last month, PEB stock retreated -5.07%. Shares of the company fell to $13.57 on 08/25/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $18.80 was reached on 02/02/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $12.37. Since the beginning of this year, PEB’s stock price has risen by 7.62% or $1.02, and marked a new high 13 times. However, the stock has declined by -23.35% since its 52-week high.
PEB stock investors should be aware that Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 14 days ago on Aug 17. Miller Phillip M., the Director of the company, disposed of 10,000 shares for $14.46 on Aug 17. It resulted in a $144,600 divestment by the insider. BORTZ JON E added 8,000 shares at an average price of $12.66 on Jun 23. The insider now owns 1,173,102 shares following the transaction. On Jun 22, Chairman and CEO BORTZ JON E bought 3,632 shares at $12.69 apiece. The transaction was valued at $46,073.
Valuation Metrics
The stock’s beta is 1.83. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.24, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.60, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 21.76 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.01 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.01. On Tuesday March 17 2020, a $0.37 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.83, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.83. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 34.00% percent. In the recent year, operating margins totaled 8.40%. Based on annual data, PEB earned $14.72 million in gross profit and brought in $1.39 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 0.30%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -1.00%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. PEB’s revenue fell -3.43% to $305.72 million during the quarter, while net income inched up to $384.34 million. During the quarter, the company generated $135.63 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $120.5 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust’s (PEB) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 40.83%, the RSI 9-day stood at 49.38% on 30 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Pebblebrook Hotel Trust price is down by -0.55% percent or -$0.08. At present, PEB shares trade -4.44% below its 20-day simple moving average and +2.86% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +12.49% above its SMA50 and -8.45% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 60.34% and Stochastic coefficient D was 41.27%, while ATR was 0.50. Given the Stochastic reading of 55.30% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 49.76%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.15, while the 14-day reading stands at 0.07.
