DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns and manages a diversified portfolio of upscale, full-service hotels in urban gateway markets across the United States. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, the company focuses on investing in high-quality lodging properties that cater to both business and leisure travelers. Its assets are positioned in key metropolitan areas, enabling DiamondRock to benefit from strong demand drivers such as corporate travel, group conventions and resort leisure stays.

The company’s portfolio includes full-service hotels offering a broad range of amenities, including guest rooms, on-site food and beverage outlets, meeting and event space, fitness centers and spa services. DiamondRock seeks to enhance property revenues through capital improvements, operational efficiencies and targeted marketing initiatives. Its properties are located in prominent markets such as New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Palm Beach and other select destinations, reflecting the REIT’s strategy of concentrating on properties with established brands and strong local demand.

Since its initial public offering in October 2004, DiamondRock Hospitality has pursued a disciplined growth strategy driven by both acquisitions and dispositions. The trust periodically evaluates market conditions to optimize its portfolio mix, reinvesting in properties that offer the potential for long-term value creation while divesting assets that no longer align with its strategic objectives. This active portfolio management approach is designed to deliver stable cash flows and support quarterly dividend distributions to its shareholders.

DiamondRock is managed by an experienced leadership team with deep expertise in hospitality asset management, capital markets and operational execution. The company emphasizes a hands-on approach to property oversight, leveraging partnerships with established hotel operators to maintain and elevate guest experiences. Through its focus on premier assets in high barrier-to-entry markets, DiamondRock Hospitality aims to build long-term shareholder value and maintain its position as a leading lodging REIT.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.08 to $8.31
• 50-Day Range: $7.57 to $8.61
• 52-Week Range: $6.18 to $10.00
• Volume: 1.69 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.66 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.93%
• Price Target: $8.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

DiamondRock Hospitality Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DiamondRock Hospitality scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 813th out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

DiamondRock Hospitality has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for DiamondRock Hospitality is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DiamondRock Hospitality has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for DiamondRock Hospitality are expected to grow by 6.25% in the coming year, from $0.96 to $1.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DiamondRock Hospitality is 31.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DiamondRock Hospitality is 31.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 244.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DiamondRock Hospitality has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.18% of the float of DiamondRock Hospitality has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DiamondRock Hospitality has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DiamondRock Hospitality has recently decreased by 1.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

DiamondRock Hospitality is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

DiamondRock Hospitality has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of DiamondRock Hospitality is 123.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, DiamondRock Hospitality will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.37% next year. This indicates that DiamondRock Hospitality will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.18% of the float of DiamondRock Hospitality has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DiamondRock Hospitality has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DiamondRock Hospitality has recently decreased by 1.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.34

News Sentiment

DiamondRock Hospitality has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for DiamondRock Hospitality this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for DRH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DiamondRock Hospitality insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.70% of the stock of DiamondRock Hospitality is held by insiders.

DRH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DRH shares performed this year?

DiamondRock Hospitality's stock was trading at $9.03 at the start of the year. Since then, DRH shares have decreased by 8.5% and is now trading at $8.2650.

How were DiamondRock Hospitality's earnings last quarter?

DiamondRock Hospitality Company (NYSE:DRH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.02. The business's revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are DiamondRock Hospitality's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of DiamondRock Hospitality include State Street Corp (6.14%), Bank of America Corp DE (4.50%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (4.26%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.62%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of DiamondRock Hospitality?

Shares of DRH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of DiamondRock Hospitality own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that DiamondRock Hospitality investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), American Water Works (AWK), AU Optronics (AUOTY), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/11 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/11/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/17/2025
• Record date for 10/14 Dividend: 9/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend: 9/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/14/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DRH
• CIK: 1298946
• Web: www.drhc.com
• Phone: (240) 744-1150
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 30
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for DiamondRock Hospitality: $8.63
• High Price Target: $9.50
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $48.05 million
• Net Margins: 6.04%
• Pretax Margin: 6.19%
• Return on Equity: 4.23%
• Return on Assets: 2.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 1.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.49
• Cash Flow: $0.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.41
• Book Value: $7.70 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 204,960,000
• Free Float: 203,520,000
• Market Cap: $1.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.39