Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) Competitors

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

Does the media favor PEB or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 15 more articles in the media than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's score of 0.40 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
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Host Hotels & Resorts	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PEB or HST?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust presently has a consensus price target of $11.69, indicating a potential upside of 10.07%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $17.96, indicating a potential upside of 10.02%. Given Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Is PEB or HST a better dividend stock?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Host Hotels & Resorts has raised 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PEB or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 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
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.45B	0.87	-$4.24M	-$0.48	-22.14
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.99	$697M	$0.96	17.01

Is PEB or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's net margin of -0.61%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	-0.61%	-0.32%	-0.16%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%

Which has more volatility and risk, PEB or HST?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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