Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) Competitors $9.77 +0.35 (+3.72%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.78 +0.01 (+0.10%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SHO vs. HST, APLE, CLDT, DRH, INN, PEB, PK, RHP, RLJ, and XHRShould you be buying Sunstone Hotel Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sunstone Hotel Investors include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Summit Hotel Properties (INN), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry. Sunstone Hotel Investors vs. Its Competitors Host Hotels & Resorts Apple Hospitality REIT Chatham Lodging Trust DiamondRock Hospitality Summit Hotel Properties Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Park Hotels & Resorts Ryman Hospitality Properties RLJ Lodging Trust Xenia Hotels & Resorts Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HST or SHO? Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Sunstone Hotel Investors. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunstone Hotel Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHost Hotels & Resorts$5.93B2.04$697M$0.9418.72Sunstone Hotel Investors$935.00M1.99$43.26M$0.02488.50 Does the media favor HST or SHO? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 14 more articles in the media than Sunstone Hotel Investors. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 7 mentions for Sunstone Hotel Investors. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Sunstone Hotel Investors' score of 0.90 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Host Hotels & Resorts 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sunstone Hotel Investors 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HST or SHO a better dividend stock? Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Sunstone Hotel Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Sunstone Hotel Investors pays out 1,800.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Sunstone Hotel Investors has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is HST or SHO more profitable? Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Sunstone Hotel Investors' net margin of 2.15%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Sunstone Hotel Investors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Host Hotels & Resorts11.12% 9.90% 5.07% Sunstone Hotel Investors 2.15%1.12%0.65% Do analysts recommend HST or SHO? Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.77, indicating a potential upside of 0.98%. Sunstone Hotel Investors has a consensus price target of $8.93, indicating a potential downside of 8.61%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Sunstone Hotel Investors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Host Hotels & Resorts 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Sunstone Hotel Investors 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HST or SHO? 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are held by 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. Which has more risk & volatility, HST or SHO? Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunstone Hotel Investors has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHost Hotels & Resorts beats Sunstone Hotel Investors on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sunstone Hotel Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SHO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SHO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunstone Hotel InvestorsREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$8.59B$12.77B$21.58BDividend Yield3.87%5.33%5.40%3.49%P/E Ratio488.7483.44245.8629.75Price / Sales1.995.2931.0886.27Price / Cash10.4419.3222.3625.00Price / Book1.081.732.314.58Net Income$43.26M$130.30M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance2.25%0.75%1.00%0.68%1 Month Performance7.78%7.75%2.74%4.02%1 Year Performance-3.74%-8.21%543.82%16.39% Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.5202 of 5 stars$9.77+3.7%$8.93-8.6%-3.7%$1.79B$935.00M488.7440News CoverageGap UpHSTHost Hotels & Resorts3.9994 of 5 stars$17.39-0.2%$17.77+2.2%+1.0%$11.98B$5.68B18.50160News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.3346 of 5 stars$12.86-1.4%$15.00+16.7%-11.9%$3.09B$1.43B17.1460Positive NewsCLDTChatham Lodging Trust4.4269 of 5 stars$7.34-0.9%$10.75+46.5%-15.0%$362.93M$317.21M244.6720Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.7131 of 5 stars$8.45-1.6%$8.63+2.1%-2.1%$1.76B$1.12B32.4830Positive NewsINNSummit Hotel Properties3.6533 of 5 stars$5.59-1.0%$5.75+3.0%-11.3%$613.68M$731.78M-62.0670Positive NewsPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.4578 of 5 stars$11.58-1.8%$11.89+2.7%-9.9%$1.40B$1.47B-19.9660News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.9352 of 5 stars$11.90-0.9%$12.22+2.8%-14.9%$2.40B$2.60B44.0690News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.374 of 5 stars$100.45-0.3%$115.50+15.0%-1.3%$6.35B$2.44B23.971,929News CoveragePositive NewsRLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.5275 of 5 stars$7.74-1.8%$9.50+22.8%-16.3%$1.19B$1.37B36.8380News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeXHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.7787 of 5 stars$14.30-0.8%$13.20-7.7%+5.7%$1.38B$1.04B22.6940Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Host Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Apple Hospitality REIT Alternatives Chatham Lodging Trust Alternatives DiamondRock Hospitality Alternatives Summit Hotel Properties Alternatives Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Ryman Hospitality Properties Alternatives RLJ Lodging Trust Alternatives Xenia Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SHO) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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