PK vs HST vs SHO Stock Comparison

Park Hotels & Resorts, Host Hotels & Resorts and Sunstone Hotel Investors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Host Hotels & Resorts leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Host Hotels & Resorts 9, Sunstone Hotel Investors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKHSTSHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.33B $17.29B $2.36B HST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x 16.8x 55.9x HST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x 17.4x 49.1x HST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% +4.9% +7.3% SHO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 16.5% 4.2% HST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% 7.4% — HST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 1.8x 1.9x HST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.8% +51.6% +38.4% HST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +8.4%/yr +0.7%/yr HST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 25.4% 22.9% SHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 74/100 74/100 HST

Percentile Scorecard

PKHSTSHO

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

AxisPKHSTSHO
Valuation 68 #47 of 145 85 #22 of 145 90 #15 of 145
Growth 3 #137 of 141 64 #52 of 141 62 #54 of 141
Profitability 24 #102 of 134 73 #37 of 134 64 #49 of 134
Financial Health 27 #101 of 138 75 #35 of 138 92 #12 of 138
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 131 73 #36 of 131 60 #53 of 131
Overall 41 74 74
  • PK ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • HST 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

PeriodPKHSTSHOSPY
1 month +8.7%+12.5%+14.0% -0.2%
3 months +10.4%-1.0%+8.3% +3.9%
6 months +48.6%+20.4%+31.0% +8.2%
Year to date +60.4%+42.2%+42.7% +12.9%
1 year +48.8%+51.6%+38.4% +12.3%
3 years +50.9%+67.6%+41.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.7%+18.8%+12.2% +23.3%
5 years -9.2%+49.5%+3.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.9%+8.4%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years —+69.4%+3.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.4%+0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePKHSTSHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%25.4%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%25.3%23.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.670.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.592.031.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.1%-40.2%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-1.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $16.99$25.54$12.76 $779.14
52-week low $9.84$16.02$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.

MultiplePKHSTSHO
P/E now vs peer median -20.6xmedian 26.3x 16.8xmedian 26.3x 56.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.0x 2.8xmedian 4.0x 2.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 14.4x 12.0xmedian 14.4x 7.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 23.3x 17.0xmedian 23.3x 24.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.91 1.40median 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 monthsPKHSTSHO
Revenue $2.54B $6.22B $1.00B
Gross profit $756.00M $1.68B $608.66M
Operating income $52.00M $905.00M $262.94M
Net income -$159.00M $1.04B $53.12M
Free cash flow $81.00M $1.02B $96.80M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $1.49 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $264.00M $1.95B $203.71M
Total debt $3.92B $5.08B $968.37M
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 687.00M 185.55M
Enterprise value $2.40B $12.33B $1.61B

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
MetricPKHSTSHO
P/E -20.6x 16.8x 56.0x
P/FCF 41.7x 17.0x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 10.8x 12.0x
P/S 1.3x 2.8x 2.4x
P/B 1.1x 2.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 12.0x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 135.2x 22.5x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 3.3x 3.1x
EV/FCF 86.8x 20.1x 32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 12.7x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 1.40 -2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKHSTSHO
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% 4.9% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 6.0% -0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 3.6% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -4.7% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -79.2% 6.0% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 3.2% 45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -333.8% 55.8% 164.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.1% 10.6% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -379.6% 57.4% 917.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -54.0% 12.0% -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% 12.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 1.7% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.9% 874.8% 318.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.2% 16.6% -4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKHSTSHO
Gross margin 29.8% 27.0% 60.7%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 27.4% 40.4%
Operating margin 2.0% 14.6% 26.2%
Pretax margin -5.7% 17.6% 5.3%
Net margin -6.4% 16.5% 4.2%
FCF margin 3.2% 16.3% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 25.8% 19.8%
Return on equity -5.1% 15.8% 2.8%
Return on assets -2.0% 7.9% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 0.7% 7.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 1.5x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKHSTSHO
Debt / assets 50.8% 38.3% 31.9%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 1.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 48.3x 5.0x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 51.8% 38.0%
Equity / assets 40.1% 48.2% 62.0%
Interest coverage 0.3x 3.8x 5.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKHSTSHO
Dividend yield 6.0% 3.8% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 4.2% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusPKHSTSHO
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 49.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.49FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.8%FY2026 +550.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% -30.3% -11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $6.55BFY2026 $966.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -0.2% -7.8%
PK estimates →HST estimates →SHO estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKHSTSHO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 397 737 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% +2.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 218 432 136
Institutions selling 114 209 97
Buyers to sellers 1.91 2.07 1.40
PK holders →HST holders →SHO holders →

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.

PKHSTSHO
PK 1.00 0.76 0.73
HST 0.76 1.00 0.75
SHO 0.73 0.75 1.00

Add a Peer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PK, HST and SHO?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) $3.33B, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) $17.29B, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) $2.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, PK, HST and SHO?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -20.5x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.8x, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 55.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is cheapest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 34.2x, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 17.4x, 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: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.4%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +4.9%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) has the highest net margin (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -6.4%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 16.5%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) leads (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.7%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) returned the most: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) +48.8%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +51.6%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +38.4%. Over five years, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) compounded fastest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) -1.9%/yr, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) +8.4%/yr, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 0.00%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 0.04%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 0.00%. Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) and Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) has been the steadiest (Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) 30.6%, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 25.4%, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PK, HST 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, Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) 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.