Since open today, shares of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE:$AHT) dropped down to a recent bid of 6.80, on a 45,865 share trading volume. This represents a drop of -0.15% or -0.010 from the opening price.

Research is absolutely vital to making investments. Though no amount of research can ever guarantee success on the stock market, a well-researched portfolio has a monumental advantage over a poorly researched one. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at Ashford’s other indicators.

The Return on Assets is an indicator used to measure how a company converts assets into profits in any given amount of time. A higher ROA indicates a better-managed company and better profitability, whereas a low ROA indicates the opposite. Shares of Ashford currently sit at a yearly ROA of -0.96, indicating the company is failing to convert assets to profits.

The Return on Equity is similar to the ROA, in that it measures a company’s profitability. However, the ROE measures the profits against the investments received from shareholders. Ashford currently has a yearly ROE of -5.89, indicating that the company is failing to generate profits from shareholders investments.

We can also look at the Return on Invested Capital. The ROIC is a measure of how effectively a company manages its invested capital to generate income. Like the other ratios we looked at, a high number generally indicates a better-managed company and more profits, and vice versa. Ashford currently sits at a yearly ROIC of -1.62.

Finally, we can take a look at Ashford’s fundamentals. Fundamental analysis is based on market, industry, and stock condition consideration to determine if a stock is correctly valued. Ashford currently has -$1.39 Earnings Per Share, yearly. This factor determines how profitable the company is on a per share basis.

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