Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HST or DRH?

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

Do analysts rate HST or DRH?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.77, suggesting a potential upside of 0.98%. DiamondRock Hospitality has a consensus price target of $8.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.36%. Given DiamondRock Hospitality's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DiamondRock Hospitality 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
DiamondRock Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more volatility and risk, HST or DRH?

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

Is HST or DRH 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%
DiamondRock Hospitality	6.04%	4.23%	2.17%

Is HST or DRH a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and DiamondRock Hospitality has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer HST or DRH?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 15 more articles in the media than DiamondRock Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality. DiamondRock Hospitality's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.37 indicating that DiamondRock Hospitality is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DiamondRock Hospitality	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, HST or DRH?

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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.93B	2.04	$697M	$0.94	18.72
DiamondRock Hospitality	$1.13B	1.51	$48.05M	$0.26	32.10

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.