HST vs LTSV vs XHR Stock Comparison

Host Hotels & Resorts, Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV and Xenia Hotels & Resorts Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 11, Xenia Hotels & Resorts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSTLTSVXHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.87B $21.87M $1.97B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x -7.1x 516.7x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x — 353.2x HST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% -0.7% +4.2% HST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% -10.2% 0.3% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — 2.5% HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 5.5x HST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% — 0.00% HST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.9% — +65.3% XHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr — +1.0%/yr HST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% — 27.5% HST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 41/100 51/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

HSTLTSVXHR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHSTLTSVXHR
Valuation 87 #20 of 146 26 #109 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Growth 55 #66 of 145 83 #25 of 145 24 #111 of 145
Profitability 70 #43 of 141 10 #127 of 141 39 #86 of 141
Financial Health 80 #30 of 146 3 #142 of 146 43 #84 of 146
Shareholder Returns 79 #30 of 136 84 #22 of 136 77 #32 of 136
Overall 74 41 51
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTSV ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • XHR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHSTLTSVXHRSPY
1 month +9.6%-10.0%+17.3% -5.9%
3 months +5.3%-15.6%+7.3% -4.6%
6 months +13.7%-17.4%+25.8% +0.2%
Year to date +38.9%-10.0%+49.9% +7.5%
1 year +51.9%—+65.3% +8.2%
3 years +47.8%—+74.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.9%—+20.4% +19.0%
5 years +34.1%—+5.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.0%—+1.0% +9.4%
10 years +62.5%—+37.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.0%—+3.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHSTLTSVXHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%—27.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%—28.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.74—0.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.99—2.38 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-28.3%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-26.4%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $26.11$3.67$21.91 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$2.63$12.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHSTLTSVXHR
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 26.5x -7.1xmedian 26.5x 512.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 0.7xmedian 4.2x 1.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 14.4x -1.2xmedian 14.4x 14.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 21.7x -36.3xmedian 21.7x 15.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.78 -0.30median 1.78 -9.41median 1.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHSTLTSVXHR
Revenue $6.22B $30.33M $1.12B
Gross profit $1.68B $10.63M $350.24M
Operating income $905.00M -$14.09M $84.66M
Net income $1.04B -$3.43M $3.96M
Free cash flow $1.02B -$603.00K $125.46M
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $-0.38 $0.04
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $10.94M $161.40M
Total debt $5.08B – $1.36B
Shares (diluted) 687.00M 8.11M 92.25M
Enterprise value $11.91B -$7.94M $1.46B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHSTLTSVXHR
P/E 16.4x -7.1x 512.2x
P/FCF 16.6x -36.3x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 62.7x 10.4x
P/S 2.7x 0.7x 1.7x
P/B 2.6x 1.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x -1.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 22.1x -0.8x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 0.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 19.7x -18.1x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 31.3x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 -0.30 -9.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSTLTSVXHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% -0.7% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 8.4% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 18.7% -17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -10.7% -6.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.8% 49.2% -93.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 27.5% -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.4% 42.6% -93.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 23.4% -54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 155.1% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 27.8% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 874.8% 66.4% 92.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 74.1% 22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSTLTSVXHR
Gross margin 27.0% 35.1% 31.3%
EBITDA margin 27.4% -30.1% 19.3%
Operating margin 14.6% -46.5% 7.6%
Pretax margin 17.6% -78.8% 0.5%
Net margin 16.5% -10.2% 0.3%
FCF margin 16.3% -2.0% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 1.2% 16.8%
Return on equity 15.8% -15.4% 0.3%
Return on assets 7.9% -2.5% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – 2.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -0.1x 47.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSTLTSVXHR
Debt / assets 38.3% – 49.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 5.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x – 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 83.8% 57.9%
Equity / assets 48.2% 16.2% 42.1%
Interest coverage 3.8x -1.4x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSTLTSVXHR
Dividend yield 3.9% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 3.5% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.5% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.6% – 19.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.2% – 0.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% – 32.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – -71.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHSTLTSVXHR
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 – 353.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 – $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2026 – -90.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -30.3% – +950.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.55BFY2026 – $1.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 – -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% – +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSTLTSVXHR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 95.2%
Institutions holding 739 – 300
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – -2.2%
Institutions buying 433 – 161
Institutions selling 210 – 92
Buyers to sellers 2.06 – 1.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HSTLTSVXHR
HST 1.00 – 0.75
LTSV – – –
XHR 0.75 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HST, LTSV and XHR?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $16.87B, Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) $21.87M, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) $1.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, HST, LTSV and XHR?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.4x, Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) -7.1x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 516.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is cheapest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.0x, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 353.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) -0.7%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) -10.2%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) returned the most: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +51.9%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +65.3%. Over five years, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) compounded fastest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +6.0%/yr, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest dividend yield: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 0.00%. Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has been the steadiest (Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 26.1%, Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HST, LTSV and XHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads on 11. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.