Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HST or XHR?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HST or XHR?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Xenia Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xenia 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	2.02	$697M	$0.96	17.21
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	$1.06B	1.22	$16.14M	$0.22	59.73

Does the media prefer HST or XHR?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 17 more articles in the media than Xenia Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for Xenia Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Xenia Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.66 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HST or XHR?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HST or XHR?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.96, suggesting a potential upside of 8.73%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $12.90, suggesting a potential downside of 1.83%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Xenia Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is HST or XHR a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays out 254.5% 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 Xenia Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HST or XHR more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Xenia Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 2.19%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat Xenia Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	2.19%	1.80%	0.80%

Summary

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