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HST vs. APLE, DRH, EXR, IRM, PK, PLD, PSA, RLJ, SHO, and XHR

Should you be buying Host Hotels & Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Host Hotels & Resorts include Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Iron Mountain (IRM), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Prologis (PLD), Public Storage (PSA), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR).

Host Hotels & Resorts vs. Its Competitors

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

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 11.66%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts11.66% 10.11% 5.26%
Apple Hospitality REIT 13.38%5.84%3.82%

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $17.96, suggesting a potential upside of 8.73%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.90%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apple Hospitality REIT 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46
Apple Hospitality REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts$5.68B2.02$697M$0.9617.21
Apple Hospitality REIT$1.43B2.08$214.06M$0.7915.84

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 14 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 121.5% 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.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Apple Hospitality REIT on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HST vs. The Competition

MetricHost Hotels & ResortsREIT IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$11.50B$8.39B$12.07B$9.11B
Dividend Yield4.83%5.71%5.53%4.01%
P/E Ratio17.2141.2920.0420.25
Price / Sales2.024.9325.5199.65
Price / Cash7.8918.4021.6458.16
Price / Book1.751.672.285.49
Net Income$697M$128.99M$992.82M$250.27M
7 Day Performance1.94%0.49%-0.23%4.80%
1 Month Performance5.29%1.28%2.76%7.68%
1 Year Performance-9.13%-4.33%536.06%16.36%

Host Hotels & Resorts Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
3.6067 of 5 stars
$16.52
-0.4%
$17.96
+8.7%
-7.5%$11.50B$5.68B17.21160Positive News
Analyst Revision
APLE
Apple Hospitality REIT
4.4458 of 5 stars
$11.87
-2.1%
$15.75
+32.7%
-12.4%$2.82B$1.43B15.0360
DRH
DiamondRock Hospitality
1.4263 of 5 stars
$7.85
-1.9%
$8.71
+11.0%
-1.8%$1.62B$1.13B43.6130Positive News
EXR
Extra Space Storage
3.9949 of 5 stars
$148.86
-2.6%
$159.29
+7.0%
-5.6%$31.59B$3.26B34.548,012Positive News
IRM
Iron Mountain
4.5373 of 5 stars
$100.24
-0.4%
$121.71
+21.4%
+3.6%$29.57B$6.15B244.4928,850Positive News
PK
Park Hotels & Resorts
4.0312 of 5 stars
$10.59
-2.3%
$12.11
+14.4%
-21.8%$2.12B$2.60B17.9590Positive News
PLD
Prologis
4.385 of 5 stars
$106.31
-1.6%
$120.42
+13.3%
-9.5%$98.65B$8.20B26.582,703Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PSA
Public Storage
4.7817 of 5 stars
$291.90
-1.5%
$337.64
+15.7%
-2.6%$51.21B$4.70B28.995,900Positive News
RLJ
RLJ Lodging Trust
3.4056 of 5 stars
$7.41
-2.1%
$9.50
+28.2%
-19.8%$1.12B$1.37B28.5080
SHO
Sunstone Hotel Investors
2.6197 of 5 stars
$8.80
-1.5%
$9.31
+5.8%
-13.4%$1.75B$905.81M88.0040
XHR
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
2.1167 of 5 stars
$12.85
-2.7%
$12.90
+0.4%
-7.9%$1.27B$1.04B58.4140

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This page (NASDAQ:HST) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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