Summit Hotel Properties

INN

Market cap $625M

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Summit Hotel Properties' preferred stocks, INN.PR.E and INN.PR.F, yield over 8% and trade below par, but carry elevated credit risk. INN's credit profile is constrained by the cyclical hotel sector, with a Moody's-equivalent rating of Ba3 for the company and B2 for preferred shares. Asset coverage and liquidity metrics are reasonable, but net debt to EBITDA is high at 8x.

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Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (INN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Summit Hotel Properties (INN) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.21 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.19 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.22 per share a year ago.

First Quarter Operating Income of $14.1 Million; AFFO of $25.5 Million or $0.21 per Share Increased 2026 Outlook as Sequential RevPAR Improvement Results in Positive First Quarter RevPAR Growth Accretive Capital Recycling Continues with Agreement to Sell the Courtyard and Residence Inn Dallas (Arlington South) AUSTIN, Texas, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company"), today announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. "Operating fundamentals improved meaningfully in the first quarter as positive RevPAR growth in the quarter exceeded our expectations by over 200 basis points.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company"), announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a cash dividend for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, of $0.08 per share of common stock of the Company and per common unit of limited partnership interest in Summit Hotel OP, LP, the Company's operating partnership. The Company's first quarter common dividend represents an annualized dividend yield of 6.8 percent based on the closing price of shares of the common stock on April 22, 2026.

Summit Hotel Properties is rated a 'Buy' due to its strong balance sheet, high dividend yield, and deep valuation discount. INN boasts a 7.46% dividend yield with a conservative 40% payout ratio, supported by robust liquidity and no debt maturities until 2028. Despite macro headwinds, INN outperformed peers with a 33.4% EBITDA margin and gained RevPAR market share in Q4 2025.