Choice Hotels International (CHH) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, CHH or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International 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
Choice Hotels International	$1.58B	3.26	$299.67M	$6.50	17.08
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.93B	2.02	$697M	$0.94	18.52

Which has more risk & volatility, CHH or HST?

Choice Hotels International has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CHH or HST?

65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts 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.

Is CHH or HST more profitable?

Choice Hotels International has a net margin of 19.52% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 11.12%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Choice Hotels International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Choice Hotels International	19.52%	-575.73%	12.92%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%

Is CHH or HST a better dividend stock?

Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Choice Hotels International pays out 17.7% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate CHH or HST?

Choice Hotels International presently has a consensus target price of $133.38, indicating a potential upside of 20.14%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.77, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Given Choice Hotels International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Choice Hotels International is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Choice Hotels International	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the media prefer CHH or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 14 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Choice Hotels International's score of 0.53 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Choice Hotels International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Choice Hotels International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.