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Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) Competitors

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$11.55 +0.04 (+0.35%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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APLE vs. HST, CLDT, DRH, INN, PEB, PK, RHP, RLJ, SHO, and XHR

Should you be buying Apple Hospitality REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apple Hospitality REIT include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Summit Hotel Properties (INN), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry.

Apple Hospitality REIT vs. Its Competitors

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

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 & Resorts11.12% 9.90% 5.07%
Apple Hospitality REIT 12.71%5.58%3.64%

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.54%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54
Apple Hospitality REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 1 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 1.34 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts$5.68B1.97$697M$0.9417.32
Apple Hospitality REIT$1.42B1.92$214.06M$0.7515.40

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

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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APLE vs. The Competition

MetricApple Hospitality REITREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.74B$8.60B$12.62B$21.80B
Dividend Yield8.34%5.50%5.60%3.62%
P/E Ratio15.40149.4328.5532.43
Price / Sales1.925.1330.3589.20
Price / Cash6.8517.7322.2224.21
Price / Book0.851.642.234.59
Net Income$214.06M$128.86M$1.02B$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.99%2.65%0.22%1.31%
1 Month Performance-7.53%-3.68%-2.24%-0.93%
1 Year Performance-23.00%-13.06%537.64%9.51%

Apple Hospitality REIT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APLE
Apple Hospitality REIT
4.7611 of 5 stars
$11.55
+0.3%
$14.50
+25.5%
-23.0%$2.74B$1.42B15.4060Positive News
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
4.1095 of 5 stars
$16.26
+2.8%
$17.88
+9.9%
-8.4%$11.18B$5.93B17.30160Positive News
CLDT
Chatham Lodging Trust
3.0761 of 5 stars
$6.33
+1.6%
$10.75
+69.8%
-25.6%$310.04M$311.22M211.0020
DRH
DiamondRock Hospitality
1.9347 of 5 stars
$7.63
+1.7%
$8.63
+13.0%
-14.1%$1.56B$1.13B29.3530
INN
Summit Hotel Properties
3.2482 of 5 stars
$5.39
+1.7%
$5.13
-4.9%
-17.9%$586.49M$731.78M-59.8970Analyst Forecast
PEB
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
2.9512 of 5 stars
$10.33
+1.3%
$12.20
+18.1%
-14.7%$1.22B$1.45B-17.8160Positive News
PK
Park Hotels & Resorts
3.8935 of 5 stars
$10.83
+3.3%
$12.00
+10.9%
-22.7%$2.16B$2.58B40.0990News Coverage
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties
4.2526 of 5 stars
$89.06
+2.7%
$114.67
+28.8%
-19.0%$5.61B$2.34B21.261,929
RLJ
RLJ Lodging Trust
4.2596 of 5 stars
$6.72
+1.8%
$9.10
+35.4%
-24.0%$1.02B$1.37B32.0080
SHO
Sunstone Hotel Investors
2.3877 of 5 stars
$8.98
+1.9%
$8.93
-0.6%
-10.6%$1.71B$935.00M449.2240
XHR
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
2.6109 of 5 stars
$12.70
+2.2%
$13.20
+3.9%
-12.1%$1.22B$1.08B20.1640

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This page (NYSE:APLE) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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