Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Is HST or APLE a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 128.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HST or APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT 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	$5.68B	2.13	$697M	$0.94	18.72
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.42B	2.09	$214.06M	$0.75	16.77

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HST or APLE?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HST or APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HST or APLE more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 12.71% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 11.12%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%
Apple Hospitality REIT	12.71%	5.58%	3.64%

Do analysts recommend HST or APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $17.77, suggesting a potential upside of 0.98%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.24%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor HST or APLE?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 1.15 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.