PEBPA_CL.PFD (Pebblebrook Hotel Trust) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)

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What is Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Moat Score?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has Narrow Moat: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a modest moat due to its portfolio of high-quality hotel properties and some brand recognition. However, the hospitality industry is competitive with low switching costs and limited pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Pebblebrook Hotel Trust might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's Moat Score

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's Moat Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEBpA_CL.PFD) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Business Description

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Address

4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1100, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814

Website

https://www.pebblebrookhotels.com

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust currently owns upper upscale and luxury hotels with 11,933 rooms across 46 hotels in the United States. Pebblebrook acquired LaSalle Hotel Properties, which owned 10,451 rooms across 41 US hotels, in November 2018, though management has sold many of those hotels over the past few years. Pebblebrook's portfolio consists mostly of independent hotels with no brand affiliations, though the combined company does own and operate some hotels under Marriott, Starwood, InterContinental, Hilton, and Hyatt brands.