Ashford Hospitality Trust's Series A Preferred Stock Yield Pushes Past 8.5%

In trading on Thursday, shares of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc's 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (AHT. RA) were yielding above the 8.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.1376), with shares changing hands as low as $25.02 on the day.