Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO – Get Free Report) and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
99.4% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Sunstone Hotel Investors and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sunstone Hotel Investors | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 |
| BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Risk & Volatility
Sunstone Hotel Investors has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sunstone Hotel Investors and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sunstone Hotel Investors | $960.13 million | 2.11 | $24.57 million | $0.22 | 49.60 |
| BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS | $704.02 million | 0.20 | -$22.32 million | ($0.73) | -2.79 |
Sunstone Hotel Investors has higher revenue and earnings than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunstone Hotel Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Sunstone Hotel Investors and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sunstone Hotel Investors | 5.30% | 3.21% | 1.75% |
| BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS | -0.45% | -1.92% | -0.17% |
Summary
Sunstone Hotel Investors beats BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sunstone Hotel Investors
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust ("REIT") that as of the date of this release owns 14 hotels comprised of 6,675 rooms, the majority of which are operated under nationally recognized brands. Sunstone's strategy is to create long-term stakeholder value through the acquisition, active ownership, and disposition of well-located hotel and resort real estate.
About BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS
Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).
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