National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) versus Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) Head to Head Survey

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Storage Affiliates Trust and Host Hotels & Resorts”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$752.93 million	4.44	$73.78 million	$0.69	62.80
Host Hotels & Resorts	$6.11 billion	2.37	$765.00 million	$1.10	19.20

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than National Storage Affiliates Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Storage Affiliates Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for National Storage Affiliates Trust and Host Hotels & Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Storage Affiliates Trust	1	12	0	0	1.92
Host Hotels & Resorts	0	6	8	1	2.67

National Storage Affiliates Trust presently has a consensus target price of $33.90, suggesting a potential downside of 21.76%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $21.15, suggesting a potential upside of 0.16%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than National Storage Affiliates Trust.

Dividends

National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 330.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. National Storage Affiliates Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares National Storage Affiliates Trust and Host Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Storage Affiliates Trust	9.80%	5.81%	1.43%
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.51%	11.54%	5.89%

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats National Storage Affiliates Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Storage Affiliates Trust

National Storage Affiliates Trust is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, focused on the ownership, operation and acquisition of self storage properties predominantly located within the top 100 metropolitan statistical areas throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2023, the Company held ownership interests in and operated 1,050 self storage properties, located in 42 states and Puerto Rico with approximately 68.6 million rentable square feet, which excludes 39 self storage properties classified as held for sale to be sold to a third party. NSA is one of the largest owners and operators of self storage properties among public and private companies in the United States.

About Host Hotels & Resorts

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the management of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Brazil, and Canada. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.