Stocks to Watch: United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI), Liberty Interactive (Interactive Group) (NASDAQ:LINTA), Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT)

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United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) shares increased 1.66% to $53.41. URI‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at TheStreet in a report released on Feb. 27.

Additionally, the company, on Jan. 23, reported fourth quarter net income from continuing operations of $41 million or $0.40 per share, higher than $29 million or $0.39 per share in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations for the quarter were $1.27 per share. Analysts expected the company to report earnings of $1.01 per share for the fourth quarter. Total revenues for the quarter surged to $1.25 billion from $746 million in the same quarter last year, but missed analysts' consensus estimate of $1.26 billion by a whisker.

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Liberty Interactive (Interactive group) (NASDAQ:LINTA) shares gained 1.65% to $20.89. The company, on Feb. 27, said that Liberty Interactive Group's operating income for the fourth quarter fell 7% to $382 million from $409 million in the same quarter last year. The company’s revenue for the fourth quarter rose 2% to $3.14 billion from $3.08 billion a year ago.

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Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT) shares gained 1.63% to $5.61. The company, on Feb. 25, announced that it has priced a public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its 6.875% Series C cumulative redeemable preferred shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share ($25.00 liquidation preference per share), for gross proceeds of $75,000,000. Hersha intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for the redemption of all of Hersha’s outstanding 8.00% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01 per share.

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