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Morgan Stanley issued mixed ratings on major timeshare companies, highlighting strong free cash flow but cautioning about slow growth and interest rate pressures.

What started out as a promising rebound day fizzled by the close with the DJIA up 15, Nasdaq down 20, the S&P 500 down 5 points and the 10-year treasury yield up .08 to 4.57%. Lodging…

Lodging stocks dipped despite optimistic analyst forecasts for RevPAR growth and franchise expansion in 2025, highlighting a mixed market sentiment.

MCR secured $300 million in refinancing for a 22-hotel portfolio spanning 14 states, replacing $280 million in prior debt through a CMBS transaction with J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets as co-leads.

The U.S. lodging sector in 2025 is expected to see muted growth with a modest RevPAR increase of 1.5%, driven by higher ADR but constrained by stable occupancy and macroeconomic pressures.

Design Hotels reported 10% portfolio growth, highlighted by new agreements including new Firmdale properties, and expansion with Grupo Habita, Drift Hotels, and ASH.

Many U.S. hotel companies reported earnings, with RLJ Lodging Trust beating estimates but giving a softer forecast, Xenia Hotels missing across the board, and Host Hotels posting a modest beat despite hurricane impacts.

Service Properties Trust is reducing its dividend, selling 114 hotels to repay debt and save on capital expenditures, and will continue owning 34% of Sonesta while selling other properties.

Golden Week saw a significant boost in tourism in China, with passenger trips and travel orders surpassing pre-pandemic levels, reflecting growing confidence in the economy.

Goldman Sachs is cautiously optimistic about the lodging sector, with Buy ratings on Hilton, Wyndham, and Marriott, while holding Neutral or Sell ratings on others, especially in the timeshare segment.