Invest in luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts. Focus on top 25 U.S. lodging markets and key leisure destinations. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 15% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 25.8× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 78% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 20% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 19% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 15% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 35 buys and 5 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.56 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 31/100.
On our five-subject report card, XHR sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: XHR does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.