39,100 Shares in Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. $XHR Purchased by Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:XHR) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 39,100 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $553,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Xenia Hotels & Resorts by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,267,751 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $236,914,000 after purchasing an additional 555,195 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Xenia Hotels & Resorts by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,044,142 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $124,086,000 after purchasing an additional 273,876 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in Xenia Hotels & Resorts by 30.6% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,704,360 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,104,000 after purchasing an additional 633,820 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Xenia Hotels & Resorts by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,276,448 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,233,000 after purchasing an additional 79,685 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Xenia Hotels & Resorts by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,374,459 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $18,859,000 after purchasing an additional 32,635 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.43% of the company’s stock.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE:XHR opened at $17.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 2.05. Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $11.75 and a fifty-two week high of $17.75. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $15.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $15.15. The stock has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a PE ratio of 24.79 and a beta of 1.17.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.03. Xenia Hotels & Resorts had a return on equity of 5.53% and a net margin of 6.20%.The company had revenue of $295.41 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $291.33 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.860-2.020 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. will post 1.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Xenia Hotels & Resorts’s payout ratio is 80.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Xenia Hotels & Resorts news, insider Atish Shah sold 120,000 shares of Xenia Hotels & Resorts stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.00, for a total transaction of $2,040,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 250,805 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,263,685. The trade was a 32.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 4.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Xenia Hotels & Resorts from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $19.00 price target on shares of Xenia Hotels & Resorts in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $17.33.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Company Profile

Xenia Hotels & Resorts is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in owning, operating and acquiring premium full-service hotels across the United States. The company’s portfolio emphasizes upper-upscale and luxury properties, partnering with leading hotel brands to deliver a distinctive guest experience while targeting markets with strong leisure and corporate demand.

Founded as a spin-off from Marriott International in September 2016, Xenia has built a diversified collection of full-service hotels and resorts in key U.S.