Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership and operation of hotel properties across the United States. The company focuses on upscale, select-service and extended-stay hotels, partnering with leading hospitality brands to drive asset performance and enhance guest experiences. Sunstone acquires, manages and finances properties through targeted investments that capitalize on market fundamentals and brand affiliation.

Since its initial public offering in 2013, Sunstone has built a diversified portfolio spanning primary and secondary markets, including key leisure and urban destinations. The company’s acquisitions and dispositions strategy seeks to optimize portfolio composition by selectively investing in high-potential assets and leveraging sale-leaseback transactions or other financing structures. Sunstone works closely with hotel operators to implement revenue-management initiatives, cost‐control measures and property enhancements aimed at increasing occupancy and average daily rates.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sunstone is led by a management team with deep expertise in hospitality real estate. Kelly M. Cathcart serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, overseeing corporate strategy and asset-level operations. Under Cathcart’s leadership, the company has cultivated long-term partnerships with franchisors and lenders to support disciplined growth, operational excellence and value creation for shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.74 to $8.92
• 50-Day Range: $8.46 to $9.27
• 52-Week Range: $7.45 to $12.41
• Volume: 1.96 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 88.80
• Dividend Yield: 4.05%
• Price Target: $8.93
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sunstone Hotel Investors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sunstone Hotel Investors scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 526th out of 933 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sunstone Hotel Investors has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sunstone Hotel Investors has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sunstone Hotel Investors are expected to grow by 22.78% in the coming year, from $0.79 to $0.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sunstone Hotel Investors is 88.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sunstone Hotel Investors is 88.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a PEG Ratio of 2.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.93% of the float of Sunstone Hotel Investors has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sunstone Hotel Investors has recently decreased by 1.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Sunstone Hotel Investors is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sunstone Hotel Investors has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sunstone Hotel Investors is 360.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sunstone Hotel Investors will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.11% next year. This indicates that Sunstone Hotel Investors will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.93% of the float of Sunstone Hotel Investors has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sunstone Hotel Investors has recently decreased by 1.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.67

News Sentiment

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a news sentiment score of 1.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Sunstone Hotel Investors this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for SHO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sunstone Hotel Investors insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.10% of the stock of Sunstone Hotel Investors is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.37% of the stock of Sunstone Hotel Investors is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SHO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SHO shares performed this year?

Sunstone Hotel Investors' stock was trading at $11.84 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SHO shares have decreased by 25.0% and is now trading at $8.88.

How were Sunstone Hotel Investors' earnings last quarter?

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE:SHO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.03. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Sunstone Hotel Investors' major shareholders?

Sunstone Hotel Investors' top institutional shareholders include Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.31%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.11%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.02%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.01%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors?

Shares of SHO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Sunstone Hotel Investors own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sunstone Hotel Investors investors own include Home Depot (HD), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Today: 7/19/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SHO
• CIK: 1295810
• Web: www.sunstonehotels.com
• Phone: (949) 330-4000
• Fax: 949-369-3179
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sunstone Hotel Investors: $8.93
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 88.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.24
• P/E Growth: 2.19
• Net Income: $43.26 million
• Net Margins: 3.85%
• Pretax Margin: 3.83%
• Return on Equity: 1.93%
• Return on Assets: 1.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 2.89
• Quick Ratio: 2.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $905.81 million
• Price / Sales: 1.95
• Cash Flow: $0.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.75
• Book Value: $9.07 per share
• Price / Book: 0.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 198,860,000
• Free Float: 196,672,000
• Market Cap: $1.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25