The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index jumped 6.2% in June to 4,935. Year to date through the first six months of 2019, the index was up 21.3%.

"Hotel stocks continued their up-and-down performance this year with better results in June after a tough May," said Michael Bellisario, senior hotel research analyst and VP at Baird. "The broader stock market rebounded in June on optimism about a trade deal and that lifted the hotel brands more than the hotel REITs, although both sub-indices still were relative outperformers during the month. However, RevPAR growth expectations remain fairly muted heading into the second half of the year."

"Investor sentiment around hotel stocks would appear to have been more aligned with the overall trading market as opposed to industry performance in June," said Amanda Hite, STR's president and CEO. "In this case, that is good news because RevPAR growth for the first few weeks of the month hovered just above the 0% mark, and despite very healthy demand increases nine years into the upcycle, hoteliers do not seem to be able to capitalize on full hotels. We know that new supply in the limited-service sector, especially in the Top 25 Markets, has led to the softening of occupancy performance, but even in the case of strong occupancy, pricing power seems to be elusive. We expect the second half of the year to be better, but overall, RevPAR performance is slow across all classes and regions."

June performance of the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index was slightly behind the S&P 500 (+6.9%), but exceeded the MSCI US REIT Index (+0.7%).

The Hotel Brand sub-index increased 8.7% from May to 7,847 while the Hotel REIT sub-index rose 1.1% to 1,522.

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About the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index and Sub-Indices

The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index was set to equal 1,000 on 1 January 2000. Last cycle, the Index peaked at 3,178 on 5 July 2007. The Index's low point occurred on 6 March 2009 when it dropped to 573.

The Hotel Brand sub-index was set to equal 1,000 on 1 January 2000. Last cycle, the sub-index peaked at 3,407 on 5 July 2007. The sub-index's low point occurred on 6 March 2009 when it dropped to 722.

The Hotel REIT sub-index was set to equal 1,000 on 1 January 2000. Last cycle, the sub-index peaked at 2,555 on 2 February 2007. The sub-index's low point occurred on 5 March 2009 when it dropped to 298.

The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index and sub-indices are available exclusively on www.HotelNewsNow.com. The indices are cobranded and were created by Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) and STR. The market-cap-weighted, price-only indices comprise 20 of the largest market-capitalization hotel companies publicly traded on a U.S. exchange and attempt to characterize the performance of hotel stocks. The Index and sub-indices are maintained by Baird and hosted on Hotel News Now, are not actively managed, and no direct investment can be made in them.

As of 30 June 2019, the companies that comprised the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index included: Apple Hospitality REIT, Chatham Lodging Trust, Chesapeake Lodging Trust, Choice Hotels International, DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Extended Stay America, Hilton Inc., Hospitality Properties Trust, Host Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, RLJ Lodging Trust, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Summit Hotel Properties, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and Xenia Hotels & Resorts.