DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DRH or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than DiamondRock Hospitality. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiamondRock Hospitality, 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
DiamondRock Hospitality	$1.13B	1.55	$48.05M	$0.26	32.90
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	2.10	$697M	$0.94	18.49

Is DRH or HST a better dividend stock?

DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 123.1% 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 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. DiamondRock Hospitality has increased its dividend for 1 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 longer track record of dividend growth.

Is DRH or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to DiamondRock Hospitality's net margin of 6.04%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DiamondRock Hospitality	6.04%	4.23%	2.17%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%

Which has more volatility and risk, DRH or HST?

DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DRH or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 1 more articles in the media than DiamondRock Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 10 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality. DiamondRock Hospitality's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.29 indicating that DiamondRock Hospitality is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DiamondRock Hospitality	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	8 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 DRH or HST?

DiamondRock Hospitality currently has a consensus price target of $8.63, indicating a potential upside of 0.82%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $17.77, indicating a potential upside of 2.23%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than DiamondRock Hospitality.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DiamondRock Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DRH or HST?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of DiamondRock Hospitality shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held 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.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.