HST vs. ELS, CPT, WPC, UDR, HOOD, CG, GLPI, AMH, JEF, and COLD
Should you be buying Host Hotels & Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Host Hotels & Resorts include Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), W. P. Carey (WPC), UDR (UDR), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), The Carlyle Group (CG), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), and Americold Realty Trust (COLD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Equity LifeStyle Properties has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Equity LifeStyle Properties has a net margin of 23.56% compared to Equity LifeStyle Properties' net margin of 13.35%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 23.71% beat Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity.
97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Equity LifeStyle Properties received 303 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.45% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote while only 46.51% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.
Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Equity LifeStyle Properties had 21 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties and 18 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.41 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Equity LifeStyle Properties currently has a consensus price target of $68.39, indicating a potential upside of 2.05%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $21.57, indicating a potential upside of 23.62%. Given Equity LifeStyle Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Equity LifeStyle Properties.
Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Equity LifeStyle Properties beats Host Hotels & Resorts on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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