Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) vs Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST)

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. are both Reit Hotel & Motel companies. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.3B against $4.4B — 4.0× the size. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.9× against 25.0×. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.93% against 1.17%. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.5% vs 12.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.94% vs 3.40%). Both pay a dividend; Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. yields more (5.18% vs 2.37%). Across the 22 metrics below, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. leads on 17 and Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric APLE HST Reit Hotel & Motel median
P/E 25.03 16.87 27.92
P/S 3.04 2.79 1.61
P/B 1.39 2.71 1.09
Price to free cash flow 15.72 7.14 8.14
EV/EBITDA 16.48 12.01 12.93
EV/Sales 5.20 3.29 2.92
Earnings yield 4.00% 5.93% (0.34%)
Free cash flow yield 6.36% 14.01% 6.61%

Profitability

Metric APLE HST Reit Hotel & Motel median
Gross margin 60.06% 29.02% 37.37%
Operating margin 17.93% 14.55% 9.53%
Net margin 12.17% 16.51% (0.66%)
Free cash flow margin 19.32% 39.04% 17.01%
Return on equity 5.53% 15.76% 0.53%
Return on assets 3.58% 7.84% (0.26%)
Return on invested capital 3.40% 5.94% 2.16%

Growth

Metric APLE HST Reit Hotel & Motel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.17% 4.93% 1.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (16.85%) 11.11% (16.85%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 18.60% 30.43% 24.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric APLE HST Reit Hotel & Motel median
Debt to equity 0.51 0.80 0.83
Current ratio 0.73 2.96 1.34
Net debt to EBITDA 3.64 2.59 5.14

Dividend

Metric APLE HST Reit Hotel & Motel median
Dividend yield 5.18% 2.37% 3.01%
Payout ratio 1.30 0.40 1.24

Size

Metric APLE HST Reit Hotel & Motel median
Market cap 4.37b 17.33b 1.95b

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