Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 70.26x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for SHO is 198.61M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.45% of that float. On April 01, 2025, the average trading volume of SHO was 2.11M shares.

SHO) stock’s latest price update

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (NYSE: SHO)’s stock price has soared by 1.70 in relation to previous closing price of 9.41. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “Company” or “Sunstone”) (NYSE: SHO) announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter 2025 on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, before the market opens.

SHO’s Market Performance

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) has seen a -2.05% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -8.51% decline in the past month and a -20.12% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.77% for SHO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.01% for SHO’s stock, with a -9.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of SHO

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SHO stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for SHO by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for SHO in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $10 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SHO reach a price target of $10.50. The rating they have provided for SHO stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on September 13th, 2024.

Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to SHO, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on July 10th of the previous year.

SHO Trading at -9.82% 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 -22.89% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.53%, as shares sank -8.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.77% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, SHO fell by -2.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.86. In addition, Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc saw -19.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Stock Fundamentals for SHO

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.12 for the present operating margin
  • 0.68 for the gross margin

The net margin for Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 2.01, with 1.37 for asset returns.

Based on Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 14.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.2.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 118.74 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.01. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29.

Conclusion

To sum up, Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.

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