Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE:SHO) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (NYSE:SHO) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the ten analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $9.3750.

SHO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Sunstone Hotel Investors from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Robert W. Baird reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $10.00 to $11.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunstone Hotel Investors

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SHO. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors by 27.4% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 5,274 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,135 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Sunstone Hotel Investors by 0.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 178,604 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,550,000 after acquiring an additional 1,170 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Sunstone Hotel Investors by 1.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 83,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $789,000 after acquiring an additional 1,307 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors by 16.7% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 12,012 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,720 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors by 21.7% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,773 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 1,744 shares during the period. 99.37% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SHO opened at $9.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 232.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 2.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $9.21 and a 200-day moving average of $9.26. Sunstone Hotel Investors has a one year low of $7.45 and a one year high of $10.27.

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.02. Sunstone Hotel Investors had a return on equity of 1.44% and a net margin of 2.56%.The business had revenue of $236.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $226.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.16 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sunstone Hotel Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.940 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Sunstone Hotel Investors will post 0.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Sunstone Hotel Investors’s payout ratio is currently 900.00%.

About Sunstone Hotel Investors

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc (NYSE:SHO) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, owning and asset‐managing upper‐upscale extended‐stay and premium‐branded hotel properties in the United States. The company’s business model centers on generating stable, long‐term cash flows through franchise agreements and third‐party management contracts with established hotel operators.

As of the most recent reporting period, Sunstone’s portfolio includes approximately 97 hotels and nearly 25,000 guest rooms across 19 states, with concentrations in major metropolitan and select high‐growth secondary markets.