Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VICI or HST?

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VICI or HST?

VICI Properties received 253 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.09% of users gave VICI Properties an outperform vote while only 47.75% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VICI Properties	Outperform Votes 306 66.09%	Underperform Votes 157 33.91%
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 53 47.75%	Underperform Votes 58 52.25%

Which has better valuation and earnings, VICI or HST?

VICI Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Host Hotels & Resorts. VICI Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host Hotels & Resorts, 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
VICI Properties	$3.88B	8.83	$2.51B	$2.50	12.98
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.81B	1.92	$740M	$0.96	16.74

Which has more volatility & risk, VICI or HST?

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VICI or HST more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 69.59% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 12.26%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.37% beat VICI Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VICI Properties	69.59%	10.24%	6.02%
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%

Does the media favor VICI or HST?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 7 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for VICI Properties and 8 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat VICI Properties' score of 1.07 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VICI or HST a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. VICI Properties pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. VICI Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate VICI or HST?

VICI Properties presently has a consensus target price of $35.18, suggesting a potential upside of 8.41%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $18.27, suggesting a potential upside of 13.69%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than VICI Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

VICI Properties beats Host Hotels & Resorts on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.