Playa Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:PLYA) Hits New 52-Week High on Analyst Upgrade

Playa Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:PLYAGet Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday after Truist Financial raised their price target on the stock from $10.00 to $13.00. Truist Financial currently has a buy rating on the stock. Playa Hotels & Resorts traded as high as $10.50 and last traded at $10.18, with a volume of 58089 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $10.09.

PLYA has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $8.00 price objective (down from $12.00) on shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.00.

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Institutional Trading of Playa Hotels & Resorts

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MQS Management LLC acquired a new stake in Playa Hotels & Resorts in the third quarter valued at approximately $689,000. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts by 486.4% in the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 264,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after buying an additional 219,501 shares during the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts by 335.0% in the second quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 166,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,397,000 after buying an additional 128,256 shares during the last quarter. Aristides Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts by 6.0% in the second quarter. Aristides Capital LLC now owns 30,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 1,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Playa Hotels & Resorts in the second quarter worth $527,000. 74.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Playa Hotels & Resorts Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $8.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 2.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.25, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.64.

About Playa Hotels & Resorts

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Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V., together with its subsidiaries, owns, develops, and operates resorts in prime beachfront locations in Mexico and the Caribbean. It owns and manages Hyatt Zilara Cancún, Hyatt Ziva Cancún, Wyndham Alltra Cancún, Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen, Hilton Playa del Carmen All-Inclusive Resort, Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta, and Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos located in Mexico; Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall, Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall, Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa, Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa, and Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort & Spa situated in Jamaica; the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Family Resort, the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Adult Resort, Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana, Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana, and Jewel Palm Beach located in the Dominican Republic; and manages resorts on behalf of third-party owners.

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