NYSE:SHO - Sunstone Hotel Investors Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Sunstone Hotel Investors trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SHO."

Sunstone Hotel Investors declared a special dividend on Wednesday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.54 per share on Tuesday, January 15th. This represents a yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 28th. View Sunstone Hotel Investors' Dividend History.

Sunstone Hotel Investors announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, April 7th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE:SHO) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.10. The real estate investment trust earned $289.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $291.19 million. Sunstone Hotel Investors had a net margin of 16.56% and a return on equity of 7.84%. The company's revenue was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.31 EPS. View Sunstone Hotel Investors' Earnings History.

Sunstone Hotel Investors is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 12th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Sunstone Hotel Investors.

Sunstone Hotel Investors will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 13th at 12:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Sunstone Hotel Investors issued an update on its fourth quarter 2018 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.26-0.28 for the period. Sunstone Hotel Investors also updated its FY18 guidance to $1.13-1.15 EPS.

7 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Sunstone Hotel Investors' shares. Their predictions range from $16.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Sunstone Hotel Investors' share price to reach $16.4286 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Sunstone Hotel Investors.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sunstone Hotel Investors in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Sunstone Hotel Investors.

Media headlines about SHO stock have trended very positive on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Sunstone Hotel Investors earned a news sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to Sunstone Hotel Investors include Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Huazhu Group (HTHT), Hyatt Hotels (H), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Eldorado Resorts (ERI), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Penn National Gaming (PENN), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Belmond (BEL) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR).

Sunstone Hotel Investors' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Alpha Windward LLC (0.01%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.00%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.00%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sunstone Hotel Investors.

SHO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alpha Windward LLC, First Hawaiian Bank and Bowling Portfolio Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sunstone Hotel Investors.

SHO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sunstone Hotel Investors.

Shares of SHO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SHO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.07.

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion and generates $1.19 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $145.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.22 on an earnings per share basis. Sunstone Hotel Investors employs 49 workers across the globe.

The official website for Sunstone Hotel Investors is http://www.sunstonehotels.com.

Sunstone Hotel Investors' mailing address is 120 VANTIS SUITE 350, ALISO VIEJO CA, 92656. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 949-330-4000 or via email at [email protected]