Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) Competitors $8.74 +0.10 (+1.10%) As of 03:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings. 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 5.1%. Sunstone Hotel Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 360.0% 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 increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Sunstone Hotel Investors has increased 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 3.85%. 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 3.85%1.93%1.14% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HST or SHO? 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, HST or SHO? Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunstone Hotel Investors has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$5.93B1.84$697M$0.9416.73Sunstone Hotel Investors$922.71M1.88$43.26M$0.1087.35 Does the media prefer HST or SHO? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 18 more articles in the media than Sunstone Hotel Investors. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 7 mentions for Sunstone Hotel Investors. Sunstone Hotel Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.84 indicating that Sunstone Hotel Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Host Hotels & Resorts 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sunstone Hotel Investors 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate HST or SHO? Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $17.96, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Sunstone Hotel Investors has a consensus target price of $9.07, indicating a potential upside of 3.85%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Sunstone Hotel Investors 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryHost Hotels & Resorts beats Sunstone Hotel Investors on 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SHO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$1.74B$8.35B$12.11B$20.54BDividend Yield4.11%6.02%5.65%3.69%P/E Ratio87.3571.9219.9129.34Price / Sales1.884.8926.1464.66Price / Cash9.5817.5518.0017.53Price / Book0.961.622.214.61Net Income$43.26M$128.99M$999.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-2.73%-1.19%-1.31%-2.39%1 Month Performance-2.18%-1.98%-0.58%-1.40%1 Year Performance-12.03%-7.94%541.83%11.81% Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.0269 of 5 stars$8.74+1.1%$9.07+3.9%-13.0%$1.74B$922.71M87.3540Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.3793 of 5 stars$16.40-0.9%$18.12+10.5%-4.1%$11.48B$5.68B17.08160Earnings ReportAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.7737 of 5 stars$12.40-1.4%$15.75+27.0%-20.3%$2.99B$1.43B15.7060News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCLDTChatham Lodging Trust4.1006 of 5 stars$7.05-0.8%$10.75+52.5%-22.9%$348.28M$317.21M117.5020Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.5268 of 5 stars$8.03-1.1%$8.71+8.5%-6.4%$1.68B$1.13B44.6130Upcoming EarningsINNSummit Hotel Properties4.0924 of 5 stars$5.51-0.2%$5.75+4.4%-19.0%$619.46M$731.78M34.4470News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust3.289 of 5 stars$10.58-0.3%$11.81+11.6%-23.1%$1.26B$1.45B-22.0460Earnings ReportPKPark Hotels & Resorts4.0938 of 5 stars$11.16-0.5%$12.11+8.5%-28.0%$2.24B$2.60B18.9290Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.2848 of 5 stars$98.97-0.7%$114.75+15.9%-6.7%$5.98B$2.34B20.971,929RLJRLJ Lodging Trust3.988 of 5 stars$7.79-0.6%$9.40+20.7%-21.7%$1.19B$1.37B29.9680Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsXHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.295 of 5 stars$13.10-1.1%$12.90-1.5%-6.1%$1.31B$1.04B59.5540Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe $15 Gold Fund That Pays Up to $1,152/MonthGold prices are breaking records. 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