BTIG analyst James Sullivan upgraded Pebblebrook Hotel to Buy and established a $40 price target saying excess supply should remain a headwind in 2018, but supply should ease in 2019. He expects a weaker dollar, stronger corporate profit trends, and an improving outlook for Florida over the next few quarters to drive results.

The company stated: "Business demand-both group and transient-continued to recover, driving increased occupancy in Washington D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston. Leisure demand remained roughly in line with the prior year, despite bad weather impacting many weekends in Florida and on the West Coast; the Company's resorts continue to maintain significant ADR premiums to 2019. Recently redeveloped hotels-including Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel, L'Auberge Del Mar, 1 Hotel San Francisco, and Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa-are demonstrating the benefits of their substantial investments with healthy gains in RevPAR, market share, cash flow, and future bookings."