Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO) vs Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (XHR)

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. and Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. are both Reit Hotel & Motel companies. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.3B against $2.0B — 1.2× the size. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.7× against 552×. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.42% against 4.24%. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. has the higher net margin (8.32% vs 0.34%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.52% vs 2.34%). Both pay a dividend; Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. yields more (2.89% vs 2.62%). Across the 22 metrics below, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. leads on 15 and Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric SHO XHR Reit Hotel & Motel median
P/E 27.67 552.45 28.97
P/S 2.24 1.76 1.57
P/B 1.38 1.71 1.22
Price to free cash flow 21.83 15.99 7.89
EV/EBITDA 11.96 14.25 11.96
EV/Sales 2.86 2.75 2.84
Earnings yield 3.61% 0.18% 0.18%
Free cash flow yield 4.58% 6.26% 6.68%

Profitability

Metric SHO XHR Reit Hotel & Motel median
Gross margin 0.00% 60.08% 32.55%
Operating margin 9.66% 7.56% 9.93%
Net margin 8.32% 0.34% 0.34%
Free cash flow margin 19.63% 12.12% 19.63%
Return on equity 0.00% 0.32% 0.59%
Return on assets 2.82% 0.14% 0.14%
Return on invested capital 2.52% 2.34% 2.34%

Growth

Metric SHO XHR Reit Hotel & Motel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.42% 4.24% 2.76%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (71.43%) 326.67% (16.85%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 29.08% 23.87% 24.43%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SHO XHR Reit Hotel & Motel median
Debt to equity 0.53 1.18 0.80
Current ratio 3.84 2.35 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.29 4.94 5.14

Dividend

Metric SHO XHR Reit Hotel & Motel median
Dividend yield 2.89% 2.62% 3.05%
Payout ratio 0.80 14.47 1.19

Size

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

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