HST vs. WPC, UDR, KIM, AMH, LAMR, GLPI, DOC, ELS, SUI, and CPT
Should you be buying Host Hotels & Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Host Hotels & Resorts include W. P. Carey (WPC), UDR (UDR), Kimco Realty (KIM), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Sun Communities (SUI), and Camden Property Trust (CPT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
W. P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
W. P. Carey has a net margin of 33.65% compared to W. P. Carey's net margin of 13.35%. W. P. Carey's return on equity of 10.59% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.
W. P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. W. P. Carey pays out 131.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W. P. Carey has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
73.7% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of W. P. Carey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
W. P. Carey has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
W. P. Carey received 299 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.30% of users gave W. P. Carey an outperform vote while only 46.34% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.
Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than W. P. Carey. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W. P. Carey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 6 more articles in the media than W. P. Carey. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 9 mentions for W. P. Carey. W. P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.91 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
W. P. Carey currently has a consensus price target of $63.18, indicating a potential upside of 6.05%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $21.29, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Given W. P. Carey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than W. P. Carey.
Summary
Host Hotels & Resorts beats W. P. Carey on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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