HST vs LTSV Stock Comparison

Host Hotels & Resorts and Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSTLTSVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.27B $21.87M HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -7.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% -0.7% HST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% -10.2% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.0% — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% — –
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 40/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

HSTLTSV

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

AxisHSTLTSV
Valuation 85 #22 of 145 22 #113 of 145
Growth 66 #49 of 142 87 #20 of 142
Profitability 70 #42 of 136 8 #125 of 136
Financial Health 77 #33 of 139 4 #134 of 139
Shareholder Returns 72 #37 of 131 79 #29 of 131
Overall 74 40
  • HST ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LTSV ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSTLTSVSPY
1 month +11.8%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months +0.4%-15.6% +3.5%
6 months +20.0%-17.4% +7.0%
Year to date +41.3%-10.0% +12.2%
1 year +52.0%— +13.0%
3 years +66.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.5%— +23.1%
5 years +49.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.4%— +11.0%
10 years +67.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHSTLTSVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.67— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.04— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.2%-28.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $25.54$3.67 $779.14
52-week low $16.02$2.63 $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.

MultipleHSTLTSV
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 27.4x -7.1xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.2x 0.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 14.2x -1.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 23.2x -36.3xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.39median 2.11 -0.30median 2.11

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 monthsHSTLTSV
Revenue $6.22B $30.33M
Gross profit $1.68B $10.63M
Operating income $905.00M -$14.09M
Net income $1.04B -$3.43M
Free cash flow $1.02B -$603.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $10.94M
Total debt $5.08B –
Shares (diluted) 687.00M 8.11M
Enterprise value $12.31B -$7.94M

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
MetricHSTLTSV
P/E 16.7x -7.1x
P/FCF 16.9x -36.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 62.7x
P/S 2.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x -1.2x
EV/EBIT 22.4x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 20.0x -18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.39 -0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSTLTSV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 18.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.8% 49.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.4% 42.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.4% 155.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 874.8% 66.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 74.1%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSTLTSV
Debt / assets 38.3% –
Debt / equity 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 51.8% 83.8%
Equity / assets 48.2% 16.2%
Interest coverage 3.8x -1.4x
Current ratio – –
Quick ratio – –
Cash ratio – –
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSTLTSV
Dividend yield 3.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.8% –

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.

ConsensusHSTLTSV
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -30.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.55BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSTLTSV
Held by institutions 100.0% –
Institutions holding 737 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% –
Institutions buying 432 –
Institutions selling 209 –
Buyers to sellers 2.07 –

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.

HSTLTSV
HST 1.00 –
LTSV – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HST and LTSV?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.27B, Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) $21.87M.

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%.

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%).

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%. Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV (LTSV) pays no regular dividend.

Which is the better stock, HST and LTSV?

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 4. 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.