Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.12 EPS

Posted by Steven Smith on May 9th, 2024

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.12), Zacks reports. Apple Hospitality REIT had a return on equity of 5.54% and a net margin of 13.21%. The business had revenue of $329.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $324.68 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS.

Apple Hospitality REIT Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE APLE opened at $14.70 on Thursday. Apple Hospitality REIT has a one year low of $14.22 and a one year high of $17.90. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $15.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion, a PE ratio of 17.09 and a beta of 1.10.

Apple Hospitality REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.53%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. Apple Hospitality REIT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 111.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Apple Hospitality REIT from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.40.

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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, rooms-focused hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality's portfolio consists of 223 hotels with more than 29,400 guest rooms located in 87 markets throughout 37 states as well as one property leased to third parties.