OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Is HST or OUT more profitable?

OUTFRONT Media has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 12.26%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 40.33% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%
OUTFRONT Media	13.30%	40.33%	4.54%

Does the media refer more to HST or OUT?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 19 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat OUTFRONT Media's score of -0.34 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OUTFRONT Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of OUTFRONT Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate HST or OUT?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $19.17, indicating a potential upside of 41.04%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus target price of $19.48, indicating a potential upside of 36.35%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HST or OUT?

OUTFRONT Media received 238 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.68% of users gave OUTFRONT Media an outperform vote while only 47.22% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 51 47.22%	Underperform Votes 57 52.78%
OUTFRONT Media	Outperform Votes 289 57.68%	Underperform Votes 212 42.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, HST or OUT?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HST or OUT a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 80.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OUTFRONT Media pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HST or OUT?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host 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	1.66	$740M	$0.99	13.73
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83B	1.30	-$430.40M	$1.47	9.72

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats OUTFRONT Media on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.