Stock AnalizSunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. SHO
Hotels/Resorts · IPO 2004 · data as of November 13, 2026
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (SHO) is a consumer discretionary company listed in the US with a market value of about $2.3B. In the twelve months to September 30, 2026 it had revenue of $1.0B and net income of $83M, a net margin of 8.3%.
Its overall Stock Analiz score is 1.8 out of 5 (weak). The strongest part is shareholder returns (4/5); the weakest is value (0/5).
Key numbers: a P/E of 29.1, a price to free cash flow of 24.6, 5-year revenue growth of 29% a year. A discounted cash flow model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 65% below the current price.
Score: 1.8 / 5
Checks passed
- 5-year revenue growth above 8% a year
- Profitable 5 years in a row
- More cash than debt, or low debt to equity
- Positive free cash flow
- Liabilities below 60% of assets
- Pays a dividend
- Share count down over 3 years (buybacks)
- Dividend 3 years in a row
Checks not passed
- P/E below 25
- P/E below the industry median
- P/FCF below 20
- Price below intrinsic value (DCF, moderate assumptions)
- PEG below 1.5
- Revenue growth above 10% last year
- 3-year revenue growth above 10% a year
- Profit margin improving
Valuation
Growth and quality
Financials, last 10 years
| Fiscal year | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.0B | $960M | $906M | $986M | $912M | $509M | $268M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Net income | $83M | $8M | $28M | $192M | $73M | $14M | -$418M | $122M | $236M | $132M | $117M |
| Free cash flow | $92M | $79M | $13M | $88M | $81M | -$35M | -$168M | $195M | $146M | $192M | $106M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.44 | $0.04 | $0.14 | $0.93 | $0.34 | $0.06 | $-1.93 | $0.54 | $1.05 | $0.59 | $0.55 |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 19.4% | 8.0% | 2.7% | -155.9% | 10.9% | 20.4% | 11.0% | 9.9% |
| ROIC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
From the company’s 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. TTM = trailing twelve months.
What analysts expect
The average 12-month price target from 12 analysts is $12.40, 3% below the current price; targets range from $10.00 to $14.00; the consensus rating is “Hold”; expected EPS is $0.45 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sunstone Hotel Investors’s P/E ratio?
About 29.1, based on the last twelve months of diluted earnings per share (forward P/E about 94.7).
Is Sunstone Hotel Investors stock undervalued?
Our DCF model with moderate assumptions puts its intrinsic value about 65% below the current market value. A model is a range, not a promise; try your own assumptions in the DCF calculator.
Does Sunstone Hotel Investors pay a dividend?
Yes. The dividend yield is about 2.81%, and it has paid dividends for 10 years in our data.
Is Sunstone Hotel Investors a good stock to buy?
We do not give buy or sell advice. Sunstone Hotel Investors scores 1.8 out of 5 on our five checks (value, growth, track record, financial health and shareholder returns); the checks above show why.
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