INN vs APLE vs SHO Stock Comparison

Summit Hotel Properties, Apple Hospitality REIT and Sunstone Hotel Investors Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Apple Hospitality REIT leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Apple Hospitality REIT 9, Sunstone Hotel Investors 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINNAPLESHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $776.55M $4.39B $2.37B APLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -71.7x 25.1x 56.0x APLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.2x 49.1x APLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +1.2% +7.3% SHO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.4% 12.2% 4.2% APLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 5.5% — APLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 3.3x 1.9x SHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.44% 5.16% 2.82% APLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.6% +61.5% +41.1% APLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +3.4%/yr +0.7%/yr APLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 22.6% 22.8% APLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 59/100 73/100 SHO

Percentile Scorecard

INNAPLESHO

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

AxisINNAPLESHO
Valuation 96 #7 of 145 76 #36 of 145 91 #14 of 145
Growth 25 #107 of 142 29 #101 of 142 62 #55 of 142
Profitability 37 #86 of 135 63 #51 of 135 64 #49 of 135
Financial Health 38 #85 of 136 90 #14 of 136 91 #13 of 136
Shareholder Returns 75 #33 of 131 37 #83 of 131 59 #54 of 131
Overall 54 59 73
  • INN ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • APLE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SHO ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINNAPLESHOSPY
1 month +23.7%+13.8%+13.0% +0.9%
3 months +2.0%+10.7%+8.5% +5.9%
6 months +44.3%+38.1%+29.9% +8.5%
Year to date +47.8%+57.0%+42.8% +13.3%
1 year +36.6%+61.5%+41.1% +12.4%
3 years +34.1%+24.6%+41.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +10.3%+7.6%+12.2% +23.5%
5 years -28.0%+18.5%+3.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.4%+3.4%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years -43.3%+4.4%+3.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.5%+0.4%+0.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureINNAPLESHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%22.6%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.0%20.8%23.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.640.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.022.721.80 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-42.5%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $7.20$18.64$12.77 $779.14
52-week low $4.03$11.17$8.73 $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.

MultipleINNAPLESHO
P/E now vs peer median -71.7xmedian 25.8x 25.1xmedian 25.8x 56.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 3.0xmedian 4.0x 2.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.2x 13.0xmedian 14.2x 7.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 23.0x 22.8xmedian 23.0x 24.5xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.56median 1.91 11.88median 1.91 -2.98median 1.91

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 monthsINNAPLESHO
Revenue $736.15M $1.44B $1.00B
Gross profit $316.02M $579.20M $608.66M
Operating income $66.19M $258.26M $262.94M
Net income -$10.52M $175.27M $53.12M
Free cash flow $91.84M $192.49M $96.80M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $0.74 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $36.93M $10.15M $203.71M
Total debt $1.37B $1.50B $968.37M
Shares (diluted) 106.18M 236.15M 185.55M
Enterprise value $969.69M $4.32B $1.62B

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
MetricINNAPLESHO
P/E -71.7x 25.1x 56.0x
P/FCF 8.5x 22.8x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 11.4x 12.0x
P/S 1.1x 3.0x 2.4x
P/B 0.7x 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 13.0x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 31.9x 22.8x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF 23.0x 30.6x 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 15.2x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.56 11.88 -2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINNAPLESHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 1.2% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 3.1% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 0.0% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 1.5% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% -1.9% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 4.7% 45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -52,675% -3.1% 164.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 3.2% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -53,394% -2.5% 917.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 2.1% -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% 1.3% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -0.1% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 592.1% -32.6% 318.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -1.5% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINNAPLESHO
Gross margin 42.9% 40.2% 60.7%
EBITDA margin 30.1% 31.5% 40.4%
Operating margin 9.0% 17.9% 26.2%
Pretax margin -1.6% 12.2% 5.3%
Net margin -1.4% 12.2% 4.2%
FCF margin 12.5% 13.4% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 26.8% 19.8%
Return on equity -0.9% 5.6% 2.8%
Return on assets -0.4% 3.6% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 5.5% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -15.0x 2.2x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINNAPLESHO
Debt / assets 50.3% 30.9% 31.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 3.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 14.9x 7.8x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 35.4% 38.0%
Equity / assets 43.7% 64.6% 62.0%
Interest coverage 0.8x – 5.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINNAPLESHO
Dividend yield 4.4% 5.2% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.3% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 5.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -365.5% 129.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.8% 117.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.5% -6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 1.1% –

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.

ConsensusINNAPLESHO
Forward P/E – 24.2xFY2026 49.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.29FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.1%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.3% -11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $788.72MFY2026 $1.52BFY2026 $966.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.0% +2.0% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINNAPLESHO
Held by institutions 88.0% 86.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 201 367 273
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +1.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 108 207 136
Institutions selling 56 108 97
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.92 1.40

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.

INNAPLESHO
INN 1.00 0.68 0.70
APLE 0.68 1.00 0.76
SHO 0.70 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INN, APLE and SHO?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Summit Hotel Properties (INN) $776.55M, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) $4.39B, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, INN, APLE and SHO?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Summit Hotel Properties (INN) -71.7x, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 25.1x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 56.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) is cheapest (Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 24.2x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 49.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Summit Hotel Properties (INN) +1.2%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +1.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest net margin (Summit Hotel Properties (INN) -1.4%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 12.2%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) leads (Summit Hotel Properties (INN) 2.2%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) returned the most: Summit Hotel Properties (INN) +36.6%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +61.5%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +41.1%. Over five years, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) compounded fastest (Summit Hotel Properties (INN) -6.4%/yr, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) +3.4%/yr, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has the highest dividend yield: Summit Hotel Properties (INN) 4.44%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 5.16%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 2.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) has been the steadiest (Summit Hotel Properties (INN) 36.0%, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) 22.6%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INN, APLE and SHO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) leads on 9. 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.