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No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Hutchison Thomas J III, was filed 27 Feb 2023.
Hersha Hospitality Trust: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of Hersha Hospitality Trust disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Retail sector and is based in Philadelphia, United States. It was founded in 1984. No insider at Hersha Hospitality Trust has published a filing in the past twelve months. The most recent one dates from 28 November 2023.
Since 2016, the database holds 126 purchases and 27 sales by insiders of the company.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at GameStop Corp. and Neighborhood Intelligence, Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
329
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€7M
126 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€3M
27 ops. · all time
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Financial data
as of FY 2022FY ended December 2022 · cache
Income statement
RevenueUS$349.5M
Net incomeUS$143M40.9% margin
Last declaration on 28 November 2023
Declarations329 total
45,000 shares6.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066430:1
2,250 shares6.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066427:1
78,640 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066420:1
1,900 shares6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066420:2
25,000 shares6.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066420:3
900 shares6.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066420:4
75,000 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066426:1
1,800 shares6.875% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066426:2
25,000 shares6.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred SharesSEC:0000950170-23-066426:3
194,084 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066422:0
558,811 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066426:0
514,415 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066420:0
148,054 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066430:0
5,700 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066428:0
166,815 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066423:0
125,254 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066421:0
194,771 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066427:0
115,377 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066429:0
301,001 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0000950170-23-066424:0
7,813 shares@ US$5.9212.8% of flowClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0001063344-23-000104:0
11,980 shares@ US$5.9212.5% of flowClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0001063344-23-000103:0
7,292 shares@ US$5.9221.4% of flowClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0001063344-23-000100:0
200,000 sharesClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0001063344-23-000074:0
12,127 shares@ US$5.903.3% of flowClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0001063344-23-000041:1
6,064 shares@ US$5.901.8% of flowClass A Common Shares of Beneficial InterestSEC:0001063344-23-000037:1
25 of 329 declarations
About Hersha Hospitality Trust
Hersha Hospitality Trust (ticker: HT) was historically a U.S.-listed hotel real estate investment trust traded on the NYSE under the symbol HT. From an investor’s perspective, it belonged to the lodging and hospitality universe, with a portfolio strategy focused on owning and operating hotel assets in attractive U.S. markets. It is important to note that the company’s market profile changed materially after its 2023 acquisition by KSL Capital Partners, which effectively transformed Hersha from a public equity REIT into a privately held hospitality platform. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersha_Hospitality_Trust?utm_source=openai))
Hersha was founded in 1984 by Hasu P. Shah, following hotel investments that began in the late 1970s in Pennsylvania. Public sources associated the company with Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as an early base, while later materials also reference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the company headquarters location. That entrepreneurial origin shaped Hersha’s long-standing approach: build a concentrated portfolio, improve hotel operations, and grow value through asset selection and active management. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersha_Hospitality_Trust?utm_source=openai))
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The company’s core business was hotel ownership and hospitality real estate management. Before becoming private, Hersha’s portfolio was primarily composed of select-service and full-service hotels, with an emphasis on urban, high-demand locations and destination-driven markets across the United States. Its operating model relied on hotel revenue generation, occupancy, RevPAR improvement, and disciplined capital allocation. In competitive terms, Hersha sat alongside other U.S. hotel REITs and lodging owners competing for business travel, leisure demand, and group bookings. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063344/000106334423000018/ht-20221231.htm?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, Hersha historically concentrated on major U.S. lodging markets, including gateway cities and business/leisure corridors where demand is supported by corporate travel, tourism, and transient stays. That footprint allowed the company to participate in the premium end of the U.S. hotel market, where asset quality, brand mix, location, and operational efficiency tend to drive relative performance. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063344/000106334423000018/ht-20221231.htm?utm_source=openai))
A key recent development was the November 2023 acquisition of Hersha by KSL Capital Partners for approximately $1.4 billion. That transaction was the defining corporate event for the company and is the main reason the name remains relevant in SEC archives and historical insider-transaction records, even though it is no longer a typical publicly traded REIT in its former form. For investors screening SEC Form 4 activity, that context is essential: the name HT is historically NYSE-linked, but the company’s current ownership structure is private following the buyout. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersha_Hospitality_Trust?utm_source=openai))
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