Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT): Today's Featured Real Estate Loser

Hospitality Properties (HPT) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.1%. By the end of trading, Hospitality Properties fell 40 cents (-1.7%) to $23.13 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.3 million shares of Hospitality Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.1 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $22.64-$23.53 after having opened the day at $23.17 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $23.53. Other company's within the Real Estate industry that declined today were: Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc (VRTA), down 10.1%, Eastern Light Capital Inc (ELC), down 10%, J.W. Mays Inc (MAYS), down 9.4%, and Institutional Financial Markets Inc (IFMI), down 9.4%.

Hospitality Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in buying, owning, and leasing hotels. Hospitality Properties has a market cap of $3 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 93.2, above the average real estate industry P/E ratio of 89.3 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 5.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

On the positive front, St. Joe Corporation (JOE), up 11.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO), up 10.3%, Doral Financial (DRL), up 5.8%, and Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc (VRTB), up 5.7%, were all gainers within the real estate industry with Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) being today's featured real estate industry winner.

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