The stock of Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) has decreased by 0.00 when compared to last closing price of 8.88. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.22% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-06 that Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a hotel REIT specializing in upscale hotels, with a $1.7 billion equity capitalization and a unique capital structure. The Series H preferred equity, paying a 6.125% coupon, is a permanent form of capital with high duration and credit spread risk. The REIT’s clean balance sheet, with significant liquidity and no property-level debt, makes Series H an attractive, albeit sensitive, investment.
Is It Worth Investing in Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) Right Now?
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 91.83x compared to its average ratio. SHO has 36-month beta value of 1.29. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SHO is 196.35M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.79% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SHO on June 04, 2025 was 2.62M shares.
SHO’s Market Performance
The stock of Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) has seen a -1.22% decrease in the past week, with a 1.72% rise in the past month, and a -14.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.26% for SHO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.11% for SHO’s stock, with a -13.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SHO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SHO stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for SHO by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SHO in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $10 based on the research report published on May 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SHO reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for SHO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 30th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to SHO, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on January 14th of the current year.
SHO Trading at 2.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SHO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.44% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for SHO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 1.66, with 1.13 for asset returns.
Based on Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.29 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 203.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.51.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
