Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) Competitors

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

Is CLDT or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Chatham Lodging Trust's net margin of 3.04%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Chatham Lodging Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chatham Lodging Trust	3.04%	1.19%	0.76%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%

Does the media refer more to CLDT or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 14 more articles in the media than Chatham Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 0 mentions for Chatham Lodging Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Chatham Lodging Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chatham Lodging Trust	Neutral
Host Hotels & Resorts	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLDT or HST?

88.4% of Chatham Lodging Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Chatham Lodging Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CLDT or HST?

Chatham Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CLDT or HST?

Chatham Lodging Trust presently has a consensus target price of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 40.25%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Chatham Lodging Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chatham Lodging Trust is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chatham Lodging Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Is CLDT or HST a better dividend stock?

Chatham Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Chatham Lodging Trust pays out 1,200.0% 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 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. Chatham Lodging Trust has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLDT or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Chatham Lodging Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chatham Lodging Trust, 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
Chatham Lodging Trust	$317.21M	1.18	$4.17M	$0.03	255.50
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	2.05	$697M	$0.94	17.99

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Chatham Lodging Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.