Summit Hotel Properties (INN) Competitors

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

Is HST or INN a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Summit Hotel Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. 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. Summit Hotel Properties pays out -355.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Summit Hotel Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Summit Hotel Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HST or INN?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Hotel Properties. Summit Hotel Properties 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.91	$697M	$0.94	16.81
Summit Hotel Properties	$731.78M	0.78	$41.02M	-$0.09	-58.39

Which has more risk & volatility, HST or INN?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Summit Hotel Properties has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HST or INN?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.72%. Summit Hotel Properties has a consensus price target of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.42%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Summit Hotel Properties.

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
Summit Hotel Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to HST or INN?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 18 more articles in the media than Summit Hotel Properties. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Summit Hotel Properties. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Summit Hotel Properties' score of 0.59 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Summit Hotel Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HST or INN more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Summit Hotel Properties' net margin of 1.00%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Summit Hotel Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%
Summit Hotel Properties	1.00%	0.56%	0.25%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HST or INN?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Summit Hotel Properties on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.