Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) Competitors

DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE:DRH) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is DRH or HST a better dividend stock?

DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 177.8% 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 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. DiamondRock Hospitality has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DRH or HST?

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

Does the media favor DRH or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 4 more articles in the media than DiamondRock Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat DiamondRock Hospitality's score of 0.67 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DiamondRock Hospitality	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend DRH or HST?

DiamondRock Hospitality currently has a consensus target price of $8.71, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.96, indicating a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than DiamondRock Hospitality.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DiamondRock Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has more risk and volatility, DRH or HST?

DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DRH or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than DiamondRock Hospitality. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiamondRock Hospitality, 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
DiamondRock Hospitality	$1.13B	1.45	$48.05M	$0.18	44.11
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.97	$697M	$0.96	16.81

Is DRH or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to DiamondRock Hospitality's net margin of 4.57%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DiamondRock Hospitality	4.57%	3.18%	1.62%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.