FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (FCH) How Much Gas Is Left In The Tank?

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH) stock is presently standing at about $7.13 and lots of equity research firms seem to have a target price set on the stock. The median one-year price target of 6 analysts covering the company is $8.00, which suggests the stock could still rise over 11 percent. The highest analyst price target is $9.00, which implies a rally of 74 percent. And a quick view of analyst notes show that 0 are rating the stock a buy while 1 rate FCH a strong buy. There are 5 equity research firms advocating a Hold and 0 consider it Sell.

FBR & Co. analysts provided their view on FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH) recently. The rating firm issued a Mkt Perform rating to this company in a research note released on Jan 04, 2017. JMP Securities analysts disclosed their opinion on FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH) recently. The rating firm gave a Mkt Perform rating to this stock in a research note published on Sep 16, 2016. According to a research note disclosed on May 17, 2010, analysts at Robert W. Baird have upped their rating on these shares from Underperform to Neutral.

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH) Transactions Roundup

Several insiders were part of recent insider activity for the stock. Its SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Symes Jeffrey D Sold 88,938 company shares for 50,339, in a transaction on Nov 17. Following the transaction, the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer is left with a stake of 7,100 shares, currently valued at $50,623. Meanwhile, EVP, GC & Secretary YELLEN JONATHAN H sold 184,445 shares worth $92,357, through a transaction dated Nov 09. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider is left with a stake of 14,186 shares, amounting $101,146. FCH EVP, GC & Secretary YELLEN JONATHAN H also sold 198,631 shares, at a stock price of $6.50. This transaction occurred on Nov 08 totals $362,819. After this transaction, the insider’s stake stands at 55,814 shares, with a market value of $397,954.

Executives hold 4.04 percent of the stock. VANGUARD GROUP INC is one of the biggest insider owners in FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH), according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. The insider owns 20,627,919 shares which have current market value of around $147,077,062.BLACKROCK INC. is another major inside shareholder in the company. The insider owns 11,528,165 shares as of 03/31/2017, currently worth $82,195,816. LAND & BUILDINGS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC is ranked as third insider holder of the stock. This insider holds 8,205,688 shares with a market value around $58,506,555 as of recent close.

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH) Earnings Outlook

In FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH)’s latest quarter, EPS moved to $-0.31 from $-0.04 in preceding quarter and revenues reached at $188.10M compared to $195.92M. Analysts had expected FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH) to post net income of about $-0.08 per share on $192.24M in revenue. Looking ahead, analysts on average predict that earnings for the current quarter would come in the range of $0.06 to $0.09. That is compared with the $0.05 in EPS it reported during the same period a year ago.