Choice Hotels International vs Sunstone Hotel Investors
CHH and SHO side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHH and SHO compare
Choice Hotels International is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Sunstone Hotel Investors ($5.0B against $2.4B).
On earnings, Choice Hotels International is cheaper: it trades at 15.7× trailing earnings, against 58.1× for Sunstone Hotel Investors.
Sunstone Hotel Investors grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.3% versus 2.6% for Choice Hotels International).
Both pay dividends: Choice Hotels International yields 1.0% and Sunstone Hotel Investors 2.8%.
Choice Hotels International scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 3 for Sunstone Hotel Investors), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHH | SHO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.0B | $2.4B |
| Share price | $111.16 | $12.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.0% | 40.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −25.3% | −3.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.63 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 1,700 | 37 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.7× (better) | 58.1× |
| P/S | 3.1× | 2.4× (better) |
| P/B | 35.2× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.7× | 9.5× (better) |
| PEG | 1.62 | – |
| Fair value | $108.86 | $9.55 |
| Margin of safety | −2.1% (better) | −34.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.6% | 7.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.6% | 29.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.7% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.9% | 1000% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 42.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 25.2% | – |
| Net margin | 20.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 566% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 16.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 14.08 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.13 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 3.15 (better) | 1.57 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 16.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 48.4% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% (better) | 1.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% | 4.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.6% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 17.1% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.6M | −$1.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.8% | 8.8% |
Go deeper
- CHH stock overview
- CHH income statement
- CHH valuation and score
- SHO stock overview
- SHO income statement
- SHO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.