RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) vs Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO)

RLJ Lodging Trust and Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. are both Reit Hotel & Motel companies. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.3B against $1.9B — 1.2× the size. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.7× against 208×. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.42% against 4.05%. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. has the higher net margin (8.32% vs 0.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.52% vs 2.28%). Both pay a dividend; RLJ Lodging Trust yields more (4.81% vs 2.89%). Across the 21 metrics below, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. leads on 12 and RLJ Lodging Trust on 9.

Valuation

Metric RLJ SHO Reit Hotel & Motel median
P/E 208.00 27.67 28.97
P/S 1.33 2.24 1.57
P/B 1.05 1.38 1.22
Price to free cash flow 7.89 21.83 7.89
EV/EBITDA 10.28 11.96 11.96
EV/Sales 2.54 2.86 2.84
Earnings yield 0.48% 3.61% 0.18%
Free cash flow yield 12.67% 4.58% 6.68%

Profitability

Metric RLJ SHO Reit Hotel & Motel median
Gross margin 0.00% 0.00% 32.55%
Operating margin 10.01% 9.66% 9.93%
Net margin 0.77% 8.32% 0.34%
Free cash flow margin 19.39% 19.63% 19.63%
Return on equity 0.59% 0.00% 0.59%
Return on assets 0.23% 2.82% 0.14%
Return on invested capital 2.28% 2.52% 2.34%

Growth

Metric RLJ SHO Reit Hotel & Motel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.05% 7.42% 2.76%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (96.30%) (71.43%) (16.85%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 23.33% 29.08% 24.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric RLJ SHO Reit Hotel & Motel median
Debt to equity 1.02 0.53 0.80
Current ratio 0.00 3.84 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 5.14 3.29 5.14

Dividend

Metric RLJ SHO Reit Hotel & Motel median
Dividend yield 4.81% 2.89% 3.05%
Payout ratio 10.00 0.80 1.19

Size

Metric RLJ SHO Reit Hotel & Motel median
Market cap 1.90b 2.30b 1.96b

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