BHR vs. HST, APLE, CLDT, DRH, INN, PEB, PK, RLJ, SHO, and XHR
Should you be buying BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Summit Hotel Properties (INN), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), 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.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS vs. Its Competitors
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS pays out -26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS's net margin of -0.07%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS's return on equity.
Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $17.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS.
In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 1 more articles in the media than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS's score of 0.50 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
64.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS 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.
Summary
Host Hotels & Resorts beats BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BHR) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff