Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.07 EPS

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.07, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $263.83 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $256.91 million. Xenia Hotels & Resorts had a net margin of 0.34% and a return on equity of 0.33%. The firm’s revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Xenia Hotels & Resorts’ conference call:

• Third-quarter results substantially exceeded expectations: same-property RevPAR rose 12.5%, adjusted EBITDAre increased 26% to $53.2 million, and adjusted FFO per share grew nearly 57% to $0.36.
• Strong group and corporate transient demand drove balanced occupancy and rate growth, while hotel EBITDA margin expanded nearly 300 basis points to 22.9% through revenue growth and disciplined cost management.
• Management raised 2026 guidance for same-property RevPAR growth to 7.75%-8.25%, total RevPAR growth to 7%-7.5%, adjusted EBITDAre to a $281 million midpoint, and adjusted FFO per share to $2.08-$2.14.
• The balance sheet remains flexible, with $661 million of liquidity, leverage reduced to approximately 4.4 times net debt to EBITDA, and nearly three-quarters of debt at fixed rates; limited new hotel supply is also expected to support future pricing power.
• Management expects more normalized group growth in 2027, with group room revenue pace down approximately 4% year over year due primarily to second-half gaps and difficult comparisons from special events; 2027 will also face an estimated 50-basis-point RevPAR and $3 million EBITDA headwind.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:XHR traded down $0.68 during trading on Thursday, reaching $21.22. The stock had a trading volume of 231,081 shares, compared to its average volume of 791,605. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $12.74 and a 52 week high of $22.06. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $18.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 2.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.96 billion, a PE ratio of 531.01 and a beta of 1.19.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,400.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on XHR shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Xenia Hotels & Resorts from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets cut Xenia Hotels & Resorts from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $22.00 to $20.50 in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Xenia Hotels & Resorts from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.12.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns a portfolio of luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts in the United States. The company focuses on acquiring, owning and selectively renovating lodging properties in major business and leisure destinations.

Xenia’s properties operate under a range of well-known hotel brands, including Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and other leading hospitality companies, as well as independent or lifestyle brands. Its hotels offer accommodations, food and beverage services, meeting and event facilities, and other amenities designed for business and leisure travelers.

The company’s portfolio is concentrated in urban and destination markets with strong lodging demand, including major gateway cities, resorts and other high-quality locations across the United States.