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Hersha Hospitality Trust

Owner of hotels

Hersha Hotels and Resorts, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owns 18 hotels comprising 2,963 rooms. It is owned by KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

$405.9MRevenue, fiscal 20225
$166.1MNet income, fiscal 20225
1984Founded1

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  • TickerHT on NYSE1
  • Industryreal estate investment trust1
  • HeadquartersPhiladelphia1
  • Websitewww.hersha.com
  • Incorporated inMD6
  • Business address44 Hersha Drive, Harrisburg, Pa 171026
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer6
  • Legal formStock Corporation4
  • LEI549300DNC58BIN1VO0644
  • StatusInactive4
  • LEI statusRetired4
  • Registered addressC/O CSC-LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE COMPANY, 21202 Baltimore, United States4
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D049978394

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Hersha Hotels and Resorts, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owns 18 hotels comprising 2,963 rooms. It is owned by KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Notable hotels owned by the company are the St. Gregory Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown, both in Washington, DC.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

8.1%Operating margin5
40.9%Net margin5
37.1%Revenue growth, 20225
24.3%Return on equity5
0.93×Debt to equity5

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2022

  • Other costs46¢$186.6M
  • Interest12¢$48.4M
  • Income tax1¢$4.8M
  • Profit41¢$166.1M

Out of $405.9M in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2022

  • Dividends paid3¢$2.0M
  • Kept or used elsewhere97¢$73.6M

Out of $75.6M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue891011125$405.9M in 2022−14% since 2015
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2015: $470.4M$470.4M20152016: $466.6M$466.6M2016−1%2017: $498.2M$498.2M2017+7%2018: $495.1M$495.1M2018−1%2019: $530.0M$530.0M2019+7%2020: $176.7M$176.7M2020−67%2021: $296.0M$296.0M2021+68%2022: $405.9M$405.9M2022+37%
Operating income891011125$33.0M in 2022−60% since 2015
-$200.0M-$100.0M0$100.0M2015: $82.4M$82.4M20152016: $65.5M$65.5M2016−20%2017: $49.6M$49.6M2017−24%2018: $52.7M$52.7M2018+6%2019: $46.4M$46.4M2019−12%2020: -$122.4M-$122.4M20202021: -$29.6M-$29.6M2021−76%2022: $33.0M$33.0M2022
Net income891011125$166.1M in 2022+293% since 2015
-$200.0M-$100.0M0$100.0M$200.0M2015: $42.2M$42.2M20152016: $121.5M$121.5M2016+188%2017: $104.9M$104.9M2017−14%2018: $8.4M$8.4M2018−92%2019: -$5.8M-$5.8M20192020: -$187.8M-$187.8M2020+3111%2021: -$43.4M-$43.4M2021−77%2022: $166.1M$166.1M2022
Fiscal year20152016201720182019202020212022
Revenue$470.4M8$466.6M9$498.2M10$495.1M11$530.0M12$176.7M5$296.0M5$405.9M5
Operating expenses$325.6M5$372.8M5
Operating income$82.4M8$65.5M9$49.6M10$52.7M11$46.4M12-$122.4M5-$29.6M5$33.0M5
Interest$43.6M8$44.4M9$42.7M10$48.5M11$52.2M12$51.8M5$56.1M5$48.4M5
Income before tax-$42.5M5$170.9M5
Income tax-$3.1M8-$4.9M9$5.3M10$267.0K11$92.0K12$11.3M5$838.0K5$4.8M5
Net income$42.2M8$121.5M9$104.9M10$8.4M11-$5.8M12-$187.8M5-$43.4M5$166.1M5
Earnings per share$0.5616$2.2116
Earnings per share (diluted)$0.5616$2.1816
Shares (weighted, basic)39.1M shares539.4M shares5
Shares (weighted, diluted)39.1M shares541.2M shares5

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The story

In January 1979, Indian-American immigrant Hasu P. Shah and his wife, Hersha, after whom the company was named, bought an 11-room motel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Five years later, Hasu Shah formed the company and purchased a hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In January 1999, a year after being organized into a Maryland real estate investment trust, it became a public company via an initial public offering.

In May 2006, the firm acquired four Boston-area hotels for $44 million.

In June 2015, the company acquired the St. Gregory Hotel in Washington, D.C. for $57 million. The company acquired The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown for $49.9 million in January 2016.

Hersha sold seven of its Manhattan hotels in February 2016 to a joint venture with Chinese company Cindat Capital Management.

In November 2023, private equity firm KSL Capital Partners acquired Hersha for $1.4 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hersha Hotels and Resorts, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led Hersha Hospitality Trust, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Hasu P. Shah2006
  2. Jay H. Shah2006–2023

Chair

  1. Hasu P. Shah2006–2023

President

  1. Jay H. Shah2006–2010
  2. Neil H. Shah2006–2023

Chief financial officer

  1. Ashish R. Parikh2006–2023

Chief operating officer

  1. Jay H. Shah2006
  2. Neil H. Shah2006–2023
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Board members and other officers (17)

Products and brands

  • hotel

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jun 5, 2006New chief executive Jay H. Shah becomes CEO19
  2. Feb 21, 2006New chief executive Hasu P. Shah becomes CEO18
  3. 1984Founded Founded1

Filings

162 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 7 quarterly reports, 18 major events, 61 insider forms, 13 large holders, 61 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 8, 2024SC 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Dec 8, 202315-12G EDGAR
  3. Dec 8, 2023SC 13G/A EDGAR
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The 162 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

4 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 2 buys and 2 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Feb 23, 2023Hutchison Thomas J IIIDirectorBuy5,000$8.56$42.8KForm 4
Dec 30, 2022Gillespie Michael RChief Accounting OfficerSale10,000$8.50$85.0KForm 4
Dec 29, 2022Gillespie Michael RChief Accounting OfficerSale29,887$8.45$252.4KForm 4
May 9, 2022LEVEN MICHAEL ADirectorBuy5,000$20.20$101.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

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