Top 10 Stocks for Dividend Capture Strategy in March 2025

4. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT)

Dividend Yield: 4.71%

Recovery days: 1.2 Days

No. of Hedge Funds: 23

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT), headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, is a hotel REIT. The company invests in high-traffic business and leisure markets, partnering with brands like Hilton and Marriott and trying to increase its market share for upscale extended-stay and select-service properties. As of now, Chatham Lodging Trust owns 36 hotels with 5,475 rooms/suites across 15 states and the District of Columbia.

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) provides a dividend yield of 4.71%, suggesting a high commitment to shareholder returns. The revenue per available room (RevPAR) of the company, as reported in the Q4 earnings report, grew by 3% for the year and 4% in the quarter, surpassing the industry’s performance. It enabled the company to pay dividends to shareholders, amounting to $22 million in 2024. The Q1 2025 guidance estimates a RevPAR growth of 3% to 4%, which would result in an adjusted FFO per share of $1.01 to $1.11, gaining positive interpretations among investors in the market.

Investor confidence in the valuation is high, with Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) recovering within 1.2 days. With 23 hedge funds holding ownership of the company’s stocks as of Q4 2024, institutional interest remains steady. Investors can qualify for the next dividend payment by acquiring shares before the ex-dividend date on March 31, 2025.