Summit Hotel Properties (INN) Competitors

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

Is INN or HST a better dividend stock?

Summit Hotel Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Summit Hotel Properties pays out 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 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. Summit Hotel Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, INN or HST?

Summit Hotel Properties has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend INN or HST?

Summit Hotel Properties currently has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.24%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $17.96, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Summit Hotel Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summit Hotel Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INN or HST?

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

Does the media refer more to INN or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 5 more articles in the media than Summit Hotel Properties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 6 mentions for Summit Hotel Properties. Summit Hotel Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.16 indicating that Summit Hotel Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Summit Hotel Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is INN or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Summit Hotel Properties' net margin of 5.46%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat Summit Hotel Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Hotel Properties	5.46%	2.98%	1.38%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INN or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Hotel Properties. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Summit Hotel Properties, 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
Summit Hotel Properties	$731.78M	0.85	$41.02M	$0.16	34.48
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	2.02	$697M	$0.96	17.24

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Summit Hotel Properties on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.