DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) Company Overview

DiamondRock Hospitality's preferred stock is attractive near the $25 call value, with a high likelihood of being called due to a strong balance sheet. The REIT's AFFO guidance suggests robust financial performance, with excellent preferred dividend coverage and substantial after-capex AFFO. Preferred shares offer an appealing total return of 3.27% over seven months, with potential annualized returns exceeding 5.5%.

BETHESDA, Md. , Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) announced the following tax treatment of the 2024 distributions to holders of the Company's common and Series A preferred stock.

BETHESDA, Md. , Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members and appointed Stephanie Lepori to the Board, effective January 15, 2025.

Common Dividends for 2024 Total $0.32 Per Share BETHESDA, Md. , Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.23 per common share, which includes the Company's regular quarterly dividend of $0.03 per common share, along with a stub dividend of $0.20 per common share.

BETHESDA, Md. , Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) today announced it has acquired the fee simple interest in the 245-room AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown (the "Hotel") for $30 million, or approximately $122,000 per key with cash on hand.

DiamondRock Hospitality Company (NYSE:DRH ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 8, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Briony Quinn - CFO Jeff Donnelly - CEO Justin Leonard - President and COO Conference Call Participants Dori Kesten - Wells Fargo Securities Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets Smedes Rose - Citi Duane Pfennigwerth - Evercore ISI Chris Woronka - Deutsche Bank Michael Bellisario - Baird Chris Darling - Green Street Advisors Operator Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the DiamondRock Hospitality Company Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

Although the revenue and EPS for DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.26 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $0.26 per share a year ago.

DiamondRock Hospitality's preferred dividends are well covered, with less than 5% of pre-dividend AFFO needed, and a strong balance sheet with $1.5B in common equity. The preferred shares, trading at a 4% premium, offer a 3.08% return over 10.5 months, lower than a 1-year US Treasury Bill. If preferred shares are called in August 2025, selling now is advisable due to low returns. Holding is better if you expect them to be called later.