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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HST or APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT received 282 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.78% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote while only 47.32% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 53 47.32%	Underperform Votes 59 52.68%
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 335 56.78%	Underperform Votes 255 43.22%

Is HST or APLE more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 11.66%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%
Apple Hospitality REIT	13.38%	5.84%	3.82%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$5.81B	1.90	$697M	$0.96	16.53
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.43B	1.97	$214.06M	$0.79	15.03

Which has more risk & volatility, HST or APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 5.0%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. 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. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 121.5% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HST or APLE?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 6 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.59 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	5 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HST or APLE?

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $18.12, indicating a potential upside of 14.16%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.63%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.