Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HST or VICI?

VICI Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.81B	1.76	$740M	$0.96	15.38
VICI Properties	$3.88B	8.54	$2.51B	$2.50	12.55

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HST or VICI?

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

Is HST or VICI 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%
VICI Properties	69.59%	10.24%	6.02%

Is HST or VICI a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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 pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and VICI Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor HST or VICI?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 5 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for VICI Properties and 13 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat VICI Properties' score of 1.48 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
VICI Properties	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HST or VICI?

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $18.90, indicating a potential upside of 28.05%. VICI Properties has a consensus target price of $35.18, indicating a potential upside of 12.15%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' higher possible 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has more volatility and risk, HST or VICI?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VICI Properties has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HST or VICI?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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