No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Folsom David R, was filed 10 Jun 2022.
Sotherly Hotels Inc. belongs to the Retail sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 23 October 2026, brought 14 filings signed by 8 insiders.
The filings describe grants, exercises and other transfers rather than trades on the open market. Because grants and exercises are largely decided by remuneration plans, they are not counted as purchases here.
Insider buying of Sotherly Hotels Inc. has been absent for the past year. Most trades are made public on the day they happen. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
With 14 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 8 filings across the 279 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 11 purchases and 19 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 shows 176.4 m USD of revenue and -7.7 m USD of net income.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at Rusta AB (publ) and Puuilo Oyj. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
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Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a U.S.-listed lodging REIT, historically traded on the NASDAQ market under the ticker SOHO, and focused on the ownership and repositioning of full-service hotel assets. The company was formed in August 2004 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Its business model is centered on acquiring, renovating, upbranding, and repositioning primarily upscale and upper-upscale hotels, rather than operating as a broad-based hotel chain. For French-, Belgian-, and Swiss-based investors, Sotherly is best understood as a niche hospitality real estate platform with concentrated exposure to the U.S. lodging cycle, business travel demand, and leisure trends in selected regional markets.
The company’s portfolio has been concentrated in the mid-Atlantic and southern United States, with properties historically located across states such as Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Recent SEC filings indicate a portfolio of roughly ten full-service hotels and about 2,786 rooms, plus interests in two condominium-hotel assets and related rental programs. That asset mix reflects a selective strategy built around markets with multiple demand drivers and relatively high barriers to new supply. In practice, this means the investment case is driven less by scale and more by asset quality, location, and the ability to extract value through repositioning.
From a competitive standpoint, Sotherly has long competed as a specialized owner of branded, full-service lodging assets rather than as a mass-market operator. Its edge has come from owning properties that can be improved through renovation and operational enhancement, with the goal of lifting revenue per available room and long-term asset value. The downside of this model is that it is capital intensive and highly sensitive to financing costs, occupancy trends, and local economic conditions. As a REIT, the company also operates within a structure that generally avoids direct hotel management, relying on third-party operators and asset-level execution.
Recent corporate developments have been especially important. In 2025, Sotherly announced that it would be acquired by a joint venture backed by Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners and Ascendant Capital Partners. In 2026, stockholders approved the merger transaction, marking a major strategic transition for the company. Sotherly also disclosed refinancing activity, including a secured loan tied to its Savannah hotel, and announced a deferral of preferred dividend payments, which points to ongoing liquidity and balance-sheet management considerations. Taken together, these events suggest a company in the late stage of a strategic process, with investors focusing on transaction completion, capital structure, and the ultimate value realization from its hotel portfolio in the United States.
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All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 176.4 m USD | -7.7 m USD | -0.77 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 181.9 m USD | 1.3 m USD | -0.34 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 173.8 m USD | 3.9 m USD | -0.22 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 166.1 m USD | 32.5 m USD | 1.40 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 127.6 m USD | -26.2 m USD | -2.15 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.