Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HST or PEB?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 17 more articles in the media than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 1 mentions for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's score of 1.45 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HST or PEB?

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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.91	$697M	$0.94	16.76
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.45B	0.80	-$4.24M	-$0.58	-16.89

Do analysts prefer HST or PEB?

Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a consensus target price of $11.78, indicating a potential upside of 20.24%. 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Is HST or PEB a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -6.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 more risk & volatility, HST or PEB?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HST or PEB more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's net margin of -2.20%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	-2.20%	-1.17%	-0.57%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HST or PEB?

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company 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.