Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Hersha Hospitality Trust

Hersha Hospitality Trust is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $8.83 and $13.00 over the past year. With 40,771,590 shares outstanding, a recent price of $12.66 gives a total market capitalization of $507,606,288. While there are certainly larger companies, Hersha Hospitality Trust has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Hersha Hospitality Trust created $0.06 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Hersha Hospitality Trust is currently priced by the market at 578.00 times last year’s earnings. Many trading multiples around the world are quite attractive these days, but don’t be fooled. A Price to Earnings ratio of 0 simply means that the security didn’t make any money last year.

With a share price under $50 a share and earnings per share below $1 a share, Hersha Hospitality Trust could be an interesting value proposition.

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