Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Competitors

American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE:AMH) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMH or HST?

American Homes 4 Rent has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AMH or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 19 more articles in the media than American Homes 4 Rent. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 6 mentions for American Homes 4 Rent. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat American Homes 4 Rent's score of 0.60 indicating that American Homes 4 Rent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Homes 4 Rent	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMH or HST more profitable?

American Homes 4 Rent has a net margin of 23.42% compared to American Homes 4 Rent's net margin of 13.93%. American Homes 4 Rent's return on equity of 10.82% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Homes 4 Rent	23.42%	5.14%	3.10%
Host Hotels & Resorts	13.93%	10.82%	6.03%

Do analysts prefer AMH or HST?

American Homes 4 Rent currently has a consensus price target of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.41%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $21.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.59%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Homes 4 Rent is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Homes 4 Rent	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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

91.9% of American Homes 4 Rent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of American Homes 4 Rent 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMH or HST?

American Homes 4 Rent received 551 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.59% of users gave American Homes 4 Rent an outperform vote while only 46.34% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Homes 4 Rent	Outperform Votes 589 65.59%	Underperform Votes 309 34.41%
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 38 46.34%	Underperform Votes 44 53.66%

Is AMH or HST a better dividend stock?

American Homes 4 Rent pays an annual dividend of $1.04 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 4.1%. American Homes 4 Rent pays out 104.0% 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 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Homes 4 Rent has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AMH or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than American Homes 4 Rent. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Homes 4 Rent, 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
American Homes 4 Rent	$1.62B	8.03	$380.17M	$1.00	35.61
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.31B	2.56	$740M	$1.04	18.55

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats American Homes 4 Rent on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.