OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, HST or OUT?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HST or OUT?

OUTFRONT Media received 240 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.68% of users gave OUTFRONT Media an outperform vote while only 47.75% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 53 47.75%	Underperform Votes 58 52.25%
OUTFRONT Media	Outperform Votes 293 57.68%	Underperform Votes 215 42.32%

Does the media prefer HST or OUT?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 7 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 0 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.21 indicating that OUTFRONT Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Host Hotels & Resorts	Positive
OUTFRONT Media	Very Positive

Is HST or OUT a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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. OUTFRONT Media pays out 78.9% 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. OUTFRONT Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate HST or OUT?

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $18.27, indicating a potential upside of 13.78%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus target price of $18.23, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HST or OUT?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held 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.

Is HST or OUT more profitable?

OUTFRONT Media has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 12.26%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 40.33% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%
OUTFRONT Media	13.30%	40.33%	4.54%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HST or OUT?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media 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	$5.81B	1.92	$740M	$0.96	16.73
OUTFRONT Media	$1.81B	1.52	-$430.40M	$1.52	10.87

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats OUTFRONT Media on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.