Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST – Get Free Report) and RLJ Lodging Trust (OTCMKTS:RLJ.PA – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Host Hotels & Resorts and RLJ Lodging Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Host Hotels & Resorts | 16.40% | 15.15% | 7.75% |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Host Hotels & Resorts | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2.69 |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $24.27, suggesting a potential downside of 3.44%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Host Hotels & Resorts and RLJ Lodging Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Host Hotels & Resorts | $6.11 billion | 2.82 | $765.00 million | $1.47 | 17.10 |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than RLJ Lodging Trust.
Summary
Host Hotels & Resorts beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Host Hotels & Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the management of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Brazil, and Canada. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.
About RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company's portfolio consists of 103 hotels with approximately 22,570 rooms, located in 23 states and the District of Columbia and an ownership interest in one unconsolidated hotel with 171 rooms.
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