Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) vs. Its Rivals Head to Head Survey

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) is one of 24 public companies in the “Hotel & Resort REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Host Hotels & Resorts to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Dividends

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.9% and pay out -329.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Host Hotels & Resorts and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	0	6	9	1	2.69
Host Hotels & Resorts Competitors	539	1742	1284	33	2.23

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $25.14, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. As a group, “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies have a potential upside of 1.12%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Host Hotels & Resorts and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	16.51%	15.53%	7.83%
Host Hotels & Resorts Competitors	-1.74%	-5.57%	0.43%

Volatility & Risk

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts’ competitors have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Host Hotels & Resorts and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts	$6.11 billion	$765.00 million	16.42
Host Hotels & Resorts Competitors	$1.38 billion	$29.80 million	46.11

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.5% of shares of all “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of shares of all “Hotel & Resort REITs” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats its competitors on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the management of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Brazil, and Canada. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.