Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) Competitors

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

Is PEB or HST a better dividend stock?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -6.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PEB or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 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
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.45B	0.81	-$4.24M	-$0.58	-17.19
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.93B	1.84	$697M	$0.94	16.84

Which has more volatility and risk, PEB or HST?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PEB or HST?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust currently has a consensus target price of $11.78, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. Given Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Is PEB or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's net margin of -2.20%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	-2.20%	-1.17%	-0.57%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PEB or HST?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PEB or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 19 more articles in the media than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 1 mentions for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's score of 1.02 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.