Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) Competitors

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) and EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is PEB or EPR more profitable?

EPR Properties has a net margin of 21.13% compared to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's net margin of -0.61%. EPR Properties' return on equity of 6.30% beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	-0.61%	-0.32%	-0.16%
EPR Properties	21.13%	6.30%	2.65%

Does the media refer more to PEB or EPR?

In the previous week, EPR Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for EPR Properties and 8 mentions for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat EPR Properties' score of 0.84 indicating that Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EPR Properties	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PEB or EPR?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust presently has a consensus price target of $11.91, suggesting a potential upside of 14.43%. EPR Properties has a consensus price target of $56.43, suggesting a potential downside of 4.16%. Given Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is more favorable than EPR Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
EPR Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PEB or EPR?

EPR Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPR 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
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.45B	0.85	-$4.24M	-$0.48	-21.68
EPR Properties	$698.07M	6.42	$146.07M	$1.63	36.12

Is PEB or EPR a better dividend stock?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. EPR Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EPR Properties pays out 217.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EPR Properties has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. EPR Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PEB or EPR?

74.7% of EPR Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of EPR Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, PEB or EPR?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPR Properties has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EPR Properties beats Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.