Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and UDR (NYSE:UDR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Is HST or UDR more profitable?

UDR has a net margin of 27.81% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 13.35%. UDR's return on equity of 11.57% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	13.35%	10.59%	5.84%
UDR	27.81%	11.57%	4.11%

Is HST or UDR a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR pays out 123.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HST or UDR?

UDR received 408 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.20% of users gave UDR an outperform vote while only 46.34% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 38 46.34%	Underperform Votes 44 53.66%
UDR	Outperform Votes 446 55.20%	Underperform Votes 362 44.80%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HST or UDR?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than UDR. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UDR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.31B	2.43	$740M	$1.02	17.93
UDR	$1.63B	7.89	$444.35M	$1.38	28.27

Does the media refer more to HST or UDR?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 11 more articles in the media than UDR. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 9 mentions for UDR. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat UDR's score of 0.06 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UDR	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, HST or UDR?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UDR has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HST or UDR?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $21.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.75%. UDR has a consensus price target of $40.35, indicating a potential upside of 3.28%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than UDR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
UDR	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HST or UDR?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of UDR shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of UDR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats UDR on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.