Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.210-1.290 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.200. The company issued revenue guidance of $308.0 million-$314.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $310.4 million.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Chatham Lodging Trust from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Alliance Global Partners reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Chatham Lodging Trust in a report on Friday. Zacks Research cut Chatham Lodging Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Chatham Lodging Trust from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $11.00.

Chatham Lodging Trust Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of CLDT stock traded down $0.05 on Friday, reaching $9.92. The company had a trading volume of 383,644 shares, compared to its average volume of 285,693. The company has a 50-day moving average of $8.18 and a 200-day moving average of $7.36. The stock has a market cap of $466.40 million, a PE ratio of 70.82 and a beta of 1.05. Chatham Lodging Trust has a 12 month low of $6.08 and a 12 month high of $10.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $67.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.55 million. Chatham Lodging Trust had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 1.92%. Chatham Lodging Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.210-1.290 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Chatham Lodging Trust will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Chatham Lodging Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. This is a boost from Chatham Lodging Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Chatham Lodging Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 285.71%.

Institutional Trading of Chatham Lodging Trust

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in Chatham Lodging Trust by 48.5% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 30,168 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $205,000 after purchasing an additional 9,849 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd increased its stake in Chatham Lodging Trust by 37.2% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 24,446 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 6,625 shares in the last quarter. Verdad Advisers LP bought a new stake in Chatham Lodging Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $783,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its stake in Chatham Lodging Trust by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 241,719 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,646,000 after purchasing an additional 22,744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Chatham Lodging Trust by 23.4% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,075,565 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,325,000 after purchasing an additional 204,290 shares in the last quarter. 88.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Chatham Lodging Trust Company Profile

Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused primarily on investing in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. The company owns 39 hotels totaling 5,915 rooms/suites in 16 states and the District of Columbia.