DRH SEC Filing News — DiamondRock Hospitality Company

Latest SEC filings for DiamondRock Hospitality Company (DRH) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-08.

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in leisure destinations and top gateway markets. The Company currently owns 34 premium quality hotels with 9,479 rooms. The Company has strategically positioned its portfolio to be operated both under leading global brand families as well as independent boutique hotels in the lifestyle segment. DiamondRock Hospitality Comp…
Sector: Real Estate Industry: REIT - Hotel & Motel Market Cap: $2.8B CIK: 1298946
20
Total Filings
1
Bullish Classifications
2
Bearish Classifications
11
Insider Transactions
5
Material Events (8-K)
2
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for DRH currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 2 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 1 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
DRH Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-03-04 — 2026-10-08
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
1 buy vs 2 sells
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$238.4K
Merrill Kathleen · 2026-06-12
20,000 shares · Form 144
Form 144 Notices
2
Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.
Insider Transactions 11 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 11 filings in this group are Form 4s for DiamondRock Hospitality Company.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 11 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 8 compensation award, 2 open-market sale and 1 open-market purchase. 3 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×8
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×2
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Open-market purchase ×1
The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.
Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-07-15

DRH insider Lepori Stephanie (Director) bought 583 shares (~$5.6K)

Lepori Stephanie, listed as Director at DiamondRock Hospitality Co, reported an open-market purchase of 583 DRH shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
P Open-market purchase 154 $7.51 $1.2K
P Open-market purchase 63 $9.45 $595.35
P Open-market purchase 124 $9.16 $1.1K
P Open-market purchase 131 $10.17 $1.3K
P Open-market purchase 111 $12.08 $1.3K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Lepori Stephanie (Director) Shares: 583 Est. Value: $5.6K
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-16

DRH insider Merrill Kathleen (Director) sold 20,000 shares (~$237.6K)

Merrill Kathleen, listed as Director at DiamondRock Hospitality Co, reported an open-market sale of 20,000 DRH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 20,000 $11.88 $237.6K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Merrill Kathleen (Director) Shares: 20,000 Est. Value: $237.6K
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-05-13

DRH insider Hartmeier Michael A. (Director) sold 20,000 shares (~$209.2K)

Hartmeier Michael A., listed as Director at DiamondRock Hospitality Co, reported an open-market sale of 20,000 DRH shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 20,000 $10.46 $209.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hartmeier Michael A. (Director) Shares: 20,000 Est. Value: $209.2K
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Zalotrawala Tabassum (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Zalotrawala Tabassum (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

WARDINSKI BRUCE D (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: WARDINSKI BRUCE D (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SHAW WILLIAM JOSEPH (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SHAW WILLIAM JOSEPH (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Merrill Kathleen (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Merrill Kathleen (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Lepori Stephanie (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Lepori Stephanie (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hartmeier Michael A. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hartmeier Michael A. (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Chi Timothy (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 10,753 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Chi Timothy (Director) Shares: 10,753
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-03-04

DRH insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Donnelly Jeffrey (Director, Chief Executive Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
F Tax withholding on vested shares 24,747 $9.97 $246.7K
A Compensation award 149,798 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Donnelly Jeffrey (Director, Chief Executive Officer) Shares: 174,545
Proposed Insider Sales 2 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. DiamondRock Hospitality Company has 2 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-12

DRH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Merrill Kathleen (20,000 shares) ~$238.4K

Merrill Kathleen filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell DRH (DiamondRock Hospitality Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Merrill Kathleen Shares: 20,000 Est. Value: $238.4K
Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-05-13

DRH Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Hartmeier Michael A. (20,000 shares) ~$210.0K

Hartmeier Michael A. filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell DRH (DiamondRock Hospitality Co) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Hartmeier Michael A. Shares: 20,000 Est. Value: $210.0K
Material Events 5 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 5 in this period for DiamondRock Hospitality Company. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-10-08

DRH filed 8-K — material company event

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-10

DRH filed 8-K — material company event

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-30

DRH filed 8-K — material company event

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-04

DRH filed 8-K — material company event

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-04-30

DRH filed 8-K — material company event

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Periodic Reports 2 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 2 quarterly reports (10-Q) for DiamondRock Hospitality Company.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-07-30

DRH filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-04-30

DRH filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

DiamondRock Hospitality Co filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

How we classify DiamondRock Hospitality Company's filings

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Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on DRH. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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