How to buy Extended Stay America stock | $12.03

Extended Stay America, Inc is a lodging business based in the US. Extended Stay America shares (STAY) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Extended Stay America employs 3,500 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.1 billion.

How to buy shares in Extended Stay America

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Extended Stay America. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: STAY. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Extended Stay America reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$12.03, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Extended Stay America, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Extended Stay America. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Extended Stay America share price

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Extended Stay America shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$12.03
52-week range	USD$5.35 - USD$15.29
50-day moving average	USD$12.1831
200-day moving average	USD$11.3816
Wall St. target price	USD$14.68
PE ratio	40.75
Dividend yield	USD$0.04 (0.34%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.42

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Extended Stay America price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $12.03 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2021-01-09)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-16)	N/A
3 months (2020-10-20)	12.03
6 months (2020-07-20)	9.76%

1 year (2020-01-16)	N/A
2 years (2019-01-16)	N/A
3 years (2018-01-16)	N/A
5 years (2016-01-16)	N/A

Is Extended Stay America under- or over-valued?

Valuing Extended Stay America stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Extended Stay America's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Extended Stay America's P/E ratio

Extended Stay America's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 41x. In other words, Extended Stay America shares trade at around 41x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Extended Stay America's PEG ratio

Extended Stay America's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.34. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Extended Stay America's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Extended Stay America's EBITDA

Extended Stay America's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$422.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Extended Stay America's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Extended Stay America financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	20.17%
Gross profit TTM	USD$648.6 million
Return on assets TTM	3.34%
Return on equity TTM	6.31%
Profit margin	6.93%
Book value	$6.211
Market capitalisation	USD$2.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Extended Stay America shares

There are currently 3.5 million Extended Stay America shares held short by investors – that's known as Extended Stay America's "short interest". This figure is 35.9% up from 2.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Extended Stay America shares can be evaluated.

Extended Stay America's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Extended Stay America's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Extended Stay America shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Extended Stay America shares traded daily (recently around 1.9 million). Extended Stay America's SIR currently stands at 1.87. In other words for every 100,000 Extended Stay America shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1870 shares are currently held short.

However Extended Stay America's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Extended Stay America shares, or, against the total number of tradable Extended Stay America shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Extended Stay America's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Extended Stay America shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0198% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Extended Stay America shares, roughly 20 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Extended Stay America.

Find out more about how you can short Extended Stay America stock.

Extended Stay America share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 96% of net profits

Recently Extended Stay America has paid out, on average, around 96% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.34% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Extended Stay America shareholders could enjoy a 0.34% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Extended Stay America's case, that would currently equate to about $0.04 per share.

Extended Stay America's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Extended Stay America's most recent dividend payout was on 8 September 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Extended Stay America share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Extended Stay America's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.35 up to $15.29. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Extended Stay America's is 1.9195. This would suggest that Extended Stay America's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Extended Stay America overview

Extended Stay America, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, develops, and manages hotels in the United States. As of May 4, 2020, the company had a network of 634 hotels. It serves customers in the mid-priced extended stay segment. The company also licenses Extended Stay America brand to third party franchisees. Extended Stay America, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Extended Stay America is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.067% of Extended Stay America shares are held by insiders and 109.491% by institutions.

• How many people work for Extended Stay America?

  Latest data suggests 3,500 work at Extended Stay America.

• When does the fiscal year end for Extended Stay America?

  Extended Stay America's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Extended Stay America based?

  Extended Stay America's address is: 11525 North Community House Road, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28277

• What is Extended Stay America's ISIN number?

  Extended Stay America's international securities identification number is: US30224P2002

• What is Extended Stay America's CUSIP number?

  Extended Stay America's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 30224P200