Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) Competitors

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) and Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor XHR or RRR?

In the previous week, Xenia Hotels & Resorts had 11 more articles in the media than Red Rock Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Xenia Hotels & Resorts and 5 mentions for Red Rock Resorts. Red Rock Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Xenia Hotels & Resorts' score of -0.03 indicating that Red Rock Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Red Rock 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 insiders and institutionals believe in XHR or RRR?

92.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Red Rock Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Red Rock Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is XHR or RRR more profitable?

Red Rock Resorts has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Xenia Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 2.37%. Red Rock Resorts' return on equity of 73.20% beat Xenia Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	2.37%	1.86%	0.84%
Red Rock Resorts	8.59%	73.20%	4.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, XHR or RRR?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Rock Resorts has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate XHR or RRR?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $16.38, indicating a potential upside of 10.90%. Red Rock Resorts has a consensus target price of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.77%. Given Red Rock Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Red Rock Resorts is more favorable than Xenia Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Red Rock Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is XHR or RRR a better dividend stock?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Red Rock Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays out 208.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Red Rock Resorts pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XHR or RRR?

Red Rock Resorts received 93 more outperform votes than Xenia Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.73% of users gave Red Rock Resorts an outperform vote while only 57.12% of users gave Xenia Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 309 57.12%	Underperform Votes 232 42.88%
Red Rock Resorts	Outperform Votes 402 64.73%	Underperform Votes 219 35.27%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XHR or RRR?

Red Rock Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Xenia Hotels & Resorts. Red Rock Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xenia 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
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	$1.03B	1.47	$19.14M	$0.23	64.20
Red Rock Resorts	$1.72B	3.04	$176M	$2.70	18.40

Summary

Red Rock Resorts beats Xenia Hotels & Resorts on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.