Pebblebrook Hotel Trust trades above analyst resistance targets with a quality score of 1.8 and short interest of 19%, while an exceptionally high dividend yield is flagged as unsustainable, making the risk/reward unattractive despite strong recent price momentum.
Thesis pillars
- Below Quality Threshold→Stable
- High Short Interest Signal↓Deteriorating
- Yield Trap Dividend Safety↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Real Estate · REIT - Hotel & Motel
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $18.03: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 19%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels in the United States. The Company owns 43 hotels, totaling approximately 10,900 guest rooms across 13 urban and resort markets. Pebblebrook Hotel... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $18.03: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 19%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 60d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-05Recent Developments — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Latest news
- NEWS Barclays Maintains Underweight on Pebblebrook Hotel, Lowers Price Target to $14 — benzinga Aug 27, 2026 negative
- NEWS Perfect Stocks Portfolio: August 2026 Edition — benzinga Aug 20, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral on Pebblebrook Hotel, Raises Price Target to $19 — benzinga Aug 11, 2026 positive
- NEWS Ladenburg Thalmann Maintains Neutral on Pebblebrook Hotel, Raises Price Target to $21 — benzinga Jul 31, 2026 positive
- NEWS Stifel Maintains Buy on Pebblebrook Hotel, Raises Price Target to $21.25 — benzinga Jul 30, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-09-05T21:56:56Z.
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Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHPropertyhotels and resorts10-K Item 1A: 'Due to our exclusive focus on hotels and resorts, and our concentration in hotel investments primarily in major gateway urban and resort markets, a downturn in the lodging industry generally or regional downturns in the markets in which we operate would adversely affect our operations and financial condition.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-06-02Item 5.02LOWTrustee Ron E. Jackson's previously-disclosed retirement from the Board took effect at the May 29, 2026 annual meeting; board size decreased to seven trustees. Planned, non-executive departure with no successor sought.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Unprofitable operations — net margin -3.1%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $18.03: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 19%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 48 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $17.01. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $18.41 (-4.6% upside). Prior stop was $17.01. Stop-loss: $17.01.
Concentration risk — Property Type: hotels and resorts; Target reached (-4.6% upside); Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0).
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -66.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover PEB with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $19.
What does Pebblebrook Hotel Trust do?Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust and the largest owner of urban and resort...
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a publicly traded real estate investment trust and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels in the United States. The Company owns 43 hotels, totaling approximately 10,900 guest rooms across 13 urban and resort markets. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is based in Bethesda, United States. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust was established in October, 02 2009 and incorporated in Maryland.