Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

NYSE:SHO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.0b

Sunstone Hotel Investors Valuation

Is SHO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SHO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SHO ($10) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($10.3)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SHO is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SHO?

Key metric: As SHO is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SHO. This is calculated by dividing SHO's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SHO's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13x
EarningsUS$154.04m
Market CapUS$2.02b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SHO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SHO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.7x
DRH DiamondRock Hospitality
30.8x24.5%US$1.9b
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust
32.6x-31.9%US$1.5b
XHR Xenia Hotels & Resorts
62.5x11.7%US$1.5b
PK Park Hotels & Resorts
8.9x1.6%US$3.0b
SHO Sunstone Hotel Investors
13x-32.4%US$2.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SHO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the peer average (33.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SHO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Hotel and Resort REITs Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SHO 13.0xIndustry Avg. 17.9xNo. of Companies8PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SHO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the Global Hotel and Resort REITs industry average (17.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SHO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SHO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13x
Fair PE Ratio22.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SHO is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SHO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$10.00
US$11.13
+11.3%
7.8%US$12.00US$10.00n/a12
Nov ’25US$10.13
US$11.04
+9.0%
7.5%US$12.00US$10.00n/a12
Oct ’25US$10.23
US$11.00
+7.5%
7.7%US$12.00US$10.00n/a12
Sep ’25US$10.43
US$11.00
+5.5%
7.7%US$12.00US$10.00n/a12
Aug ’25US$10.12
US$11.33
+12.0%
5.8%US$12.00US$10.00n/a12
Jul ’25US$10.15
US$11.17
+10.0%
6.4%US$12.00US$10.00n/a12
Jun ’25US$10.28
US$11.27
+9.7%
5.8%US$12.00US$10.00n/a11
May ’25US$10.23
US$10.80
+5.6%
6.9%US$12.00US$10.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$11.03
US$10.92
-1.0%
7.7%US$13.00US$10.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$11.30
US$10.41
-7.9%
5.3%US$11.50US$10.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$10.83
US$10.13
-6.5%
9.0%US$12.00US$9.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$10.73
US$10.04
-6.4%
9.6%US$12.00US$9.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$10.04
US$9.88
-1.6%
8.8%US$11.50US$9.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$9.18
US$9.79
+6.7%
10.1%US$11.50US$8.00US$10.1312
Oct ’24US$9.35
US$9.79
+4.7%
10.1%US$11.50US$8.00US$10.2312
Sep ’24US$9.00
US$9.88
+9.7%
9.7%US$11.50US$8.00US$10.4312
Aug ’24US$10.10
US$10.29
+1.9%
7.5%US$11.50US$9.00US$10.1212
Jul ’24US$10.12
US$10.17
+0.5%
7.6%US$11.50US$9.00US$10.1512
Jun ’24US$9.97
US$10.08
+1.1%
8.3%US$11.50US$9.00US$10.2812
May ’24US$9.67
US$10.08
+4.3%
8.3%US$11.50US$9.00US$10.2312
Apr ’24US$9.88
US$10.08
+2.1%
8.3%US$11.50US$9.00US$11.0312
Mar ’24US$10.68
US$10.75
+0.7%
8.4%US$12.00US$9.00US$11.3012
Feb ’24US$11.04
US$10.83
-1.9%
8.1%US$12.00US$9.00US$10.8312
Jan ’24US$9.66
US$11.25
+16.5%
7.1%US$13.00US$10.00US$10.7312
Dec ’23US$11.04
US$11.45
+3.8%
6.6%US$13.00US$10.00US$10.0411
Nov ’23US$11.14
US$11.59
+4.0%
7.5%US$13.00US$10.00US$9.1811

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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