Summit Hotel Properties (INN) Competitors

Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE:INN) and Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer INN or SHO?

In the previous week, Sunstone Hotel Investors had 12 more articles in the media than Summit Hotel Properties. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sunstone Hotel Investors and 2 mentions for Summit Hotel Properties. Sunstone Hotel Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Summit Hotel Properties' score of 0.58 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
Summit Hotel Properties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sunstone Hotel Investors	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, INN or SHO?

Summit Hotel Properties has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunstone Hotel Investors has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INN or SHO?

96.5% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are owned 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.

Is INN or SHO more profitable?

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a net margin of 18.61% compared to Summit Hotel Properties' net margin of 3.41%. Sunstone Hotel Investors' return on equity of 9.04% beat Summit Hotel Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Hotel Properties	3.41%	1.87%	0.86%
Sunstone Hotel Investors	18.61%	9.04%	5.40%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INN or SHO?

Sunstone Hotel Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Summit Hotel Properties. Summit Hotel Properties 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Summit Hotel Properties	$731.78M	0.60	-$12.11M	$0.18	21.89
Sunstone Hotel Investors	$905.81M	1.82	$206.71M	$0.14	58.43

Is INN or SHO a better dividend stock?

Summit Hotel Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Sunstone Hotel Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Summit Hotel Properties 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. Sunstone Hotel Investors pays out 257.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Summit Hotel Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate INN or SHO?

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.47%. Given Sunstone Hotel Investors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunstone Hotel Investors is more favorable than Summit Hotel Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summit Hotel Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sunstone Hotel Investors	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INN or SHO?

Sunstone Hotel Investors received 141 more outperform votes than Summit Hotel Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.94% of users gave Summit Hotel Properties an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Sunstone Hotel Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Summit Hotel Properties	Outperform Votes 404 68.94%	Underperform Votes 182 31.06%
Sunstone Hotel Investors	Outperform Votes 545 59.05%	Underperform Votes 378 40.95%

Summary

Sunstone Hotel Investors beats Summit Hotel Properties on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.