Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR)
NYSE:XHR
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
$17.50
â–²(7.69% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/15/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial performance (profitability and solid cash generation, though with uneven margins and leverage risk) and a constructive earnings update (raised 2026 EBITDA/FFO outlook and margin expansion expectation). Technicals are supportive but not strong, while valuation is reasonable with a moderate P/E and a ~3.4% yield.
Positive Factors
Cash Generation
Consistently positive operating cash flow and improving free cash flow provide durable internal funding for maintenance CapEx, renovations and dividends. Strong cash conversion reduces reliance on external financing and supports portfolio reinvestment and shareholder distributions over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Elevated Leverage
Leverage materially above management’s target constrains balance-sheet flexibility and amplifies downside in a lodging slowdown. Higher net leverage increases interest burdens and limits capacity to fund growth or opportunistic investment without executing asset sales or deleveraging over multiple quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash Generation
Consistently positive operating cash flow and improving free cash flow provide durable internal funding for maintenance CapEx, renovations and dividends. Strong cash conversion reduces reliance on external financing and supports portfolio reinvestment and shareholder distributions over the medium term.
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Xenia Hotels & Resorts Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Same Property Number of Hotels
Counts how many properties are included in the same-property comparison set, reflecting the stable operating base used for performance trends. Changes in this count come from acquisitions or dispositions and affect revenue scale and comparability; steady or growing counts suggest stable or expanding core operations, while declines may indicate asset sales or portfolio pruning.
Counts how many properties are included in the same-property comparison set, reflecting the stable operating base used for performance trends. Changes in this count come from acquisitions or dispositions and affect revenue scale and comparability; steady or growing counts suggest stable or expanding core operations, while declines may indicate asset sales or portfolio pruning.
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The FlyXenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.51B
Dividend Yield3.71%
Average Volume (3M)919.63K
Price to Earnings (P/E)17.3
Beta (1Y)1.12
Revenue Growth2.31%
EPS Growth208.08%
CountryUS
Employees46
SectorReal Estate
Sector Strength53
IndustryREIT - Hotel & Motel
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.68
Shares Outstanding92,245,834
10 Day Avg. Volume1,215,845
30 Day Avg. Volume919,630
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.07
Price to Book (P/B)1.21
Price to Sales (P/S)1.27
P/FCF Ratio15.21
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.87
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.61
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit-71.53
Enterprise Value/Ebitda11.47
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$17.00Price Target Upside4.62% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)0.34
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.12B
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that invests in uniquely positioned luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts, with a focus on the top 25 U.S. lodging markets as well as key leisure destinations in the U...
How the Company Makes Money
XHR makes money primarily by owning hotel real estate and earning hotel-level operating income from those properties, which is reflected in the company’s results as hotel revenue and net operating income after property operating expenses. Key reve...
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 01, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a decidedly positive operational and financial tone: strong quarter with robust RevPAR gains, broad-based demand strength across group and transient segments, margin expansion, raised full‑year EBITDA and FFO guidance, and solid liquidity. Challenges were noted—reduced expected lift from the World Cup and other special events, localized property disruptions (weather/comp outs), elevated energy costs, and leverage above target—but these headwinds appear manageable against the company’s demonstrated revenue momentum, expense discipline, and balance sheet flexibility.Positive Updates
Strong Profitability and Cash Flow Growth
Net income of $19.8 million; Adjusted EBITDAre of $81.4 million, up nearly 12% year-over-year; same-property hotel EBITDA of $87.8 million, up ~17.9%; adjusted FFO per share of $0.63, up 23.5% versus 2025.
Negative Updates
Reduced Expected Benefit from Special Events (World Cup)
Company trimmed prior expectation of 75 bps RevPAR lift from special events to a 25–50 bps range due to lower-than-expected group bookings and uncertain transient demand related to the FIFA World Cup; about half of prior group blocks for World Cup period have washed.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Profitability and Cash Flow Growth
Net income of $19.8 million; Adjusted EBITDAre of $81.4 million, up nearly 12% year-over-year; same-property hotel EBITDA of $87.8 million, up ~17.9%; adjusted FFO per share of $0.63, up 23.5% versus 2025.
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Company Guidance
Xenia raised its 2026 outlook after a strong Q1, increasing full‑year Adjusted EBITDAre by $6 million to $266 million at the midpoint and lifting adjusted FFO per share to $1.94 (about +$0.06 and ~+10% vs. 2025). Full‑year RevPAR is now expected to grow 2.75%–5.25% (midpoint +100 bps) and total RevPAR 3.75%–6.25% (midpoint +75 bps), while management trimmed expected special‑event RevPAR lift from ~75 bps to 25–50 bps; they now expect full‑year margin expansion (vs. prior expected decline) and cost per occupied room growth in the mid‑2% range (improved from ~3%). Capital expenditures remain $70–80 million for the year (Q1 CapEx $15.2M); earnings cadence is expected to be weighted roughly high‑20s% in Q2, ~20% in Q3 and low‑20s% in Q4, and the company highlighted strong liquidity (> $600M) and trailing‑12‑month net leverage of ~4.8x (long‑term target <4x).Xenia Hotels & Resorts Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
54
Neutral
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.08B | 1.08B | 1.04B | 1.03B | 997.61M | 616.19M |
| Gross Profit | -39.56M | 15.81M | 252.31M | 268.17M | 278.15M | 128.10M |
| EBITDA | 246.71M | 285.03M | 222.76M | 229.42M | 275.21M | 64.78M |
| Net Income | 67.27M | 63.09M | 16.14M | 19.14M | 55.92M | -143.52M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.77B | 2.81B | 2.83B | 2.90B | 3.08B | 3.09B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 101.08M | 140.43M | 78.20M | 164.72M | 305.10M | 517.38M |
| Total Debt | 1.37B | 1.43B | 1.33B | 1.39B | 1.43B | 1.50B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.58B | 1.63B | 1.55B | 1.58B | 1.62B | 1.65B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.14B | 1.13B | 1.24B | 1.29B | 1.44B | 1.43B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 97.29M | 89.91M | 23.17M | 77.16M | 116.75M | 8.94M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 166.78M | 176.51M | 163.72M | 198.06M | 187.13M | 40.76M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 33.89M | -7.08M | -108.25M | -118.75M | -265.39M | -24.21M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -203.18M | -89.91M | -134.97M | -222.15M | -110.06M | 108.89M |
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Technical Analysis
Positive
16.25
Price Trends
15.56
Positive
15.28
Positive
14.33
Positive
Market Momentum
0.19
Positive
53.47
Neutral
31.31
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For XHR, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 16.25 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 16.36, above the 50-day MA of 15.56, and above the 200-day MA of 14.33, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.19 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 53.47 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 31.31 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for XHR.
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Risk Analysis
Xenia Hotels & Resorts disclosed 87 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Xenia Hotels & Resorts reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | $2.18B | 33.11 | 6.89% | 5.13% | -0.40% | 136.86% | |
67 Neutral | $1.64B | -18.57 | -2.07% | 0.34% | 2.84% | -83.41% | |
67 Neutral | $1.40B | -793.68 | 1.14% | 7.76% | -0.83% | -103.51% | |
66 Neutral | $1.51B | 17.29 | 5.76% | 3.71% | 2.31% | 208.08% | |
66 Neutral | $1.94B | 22.86 | 1.94% | 3.98% | 6.83% | 23.48% | |
65 Neutral | $2.17B | 12.19 | 3.79% | 4.94% | 3.15% | 1.96% | |
62 Neutral | $2.23B | 47.62 | -6.59% | 13.10% | -2.20% | -280.33% |
* Real Estate Sector Average
XHR
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
16.90
5.75
51.54%
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SHO
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RLJ
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PK
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Xenia Hotels & Resorts Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Xenia Hotels Shareholders Reinforce Governance and Board Leadership
Positive
May 14, 2026
At its annual meeting held on May 14, 2026, Xenia Hotels Resorts’ stockholders elected eight directors, including Chairman and CEO Marcel Verbaas, to serve until the 2027 annual meeting, reinforcing continuity in the company’s board l...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Xenia Hotels Returns to Profitability, Signals Continued Growth
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
The Orlando-based REIT reported on February 24, 2026 that fourth-quarter 2025 results showed a return to profitability, with net income of $6.1 million and double-digit growth in Adjusted FFO per share, driven by higher RevPAR, non-rooms revenue a...
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