Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.880-0.960 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.890. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Price Performance

NYSE SHO opened at $9.70 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Sunstone Hotel Investors has a 12 month low of $8.14 and a 12 month high of $10.27. The company’s 50 day moving average is $9.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.23. The stock has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 242.54, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.96.

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.25. Sunstone Hotel Investors had a return on equity of 1.44% and a net margin of 2.56%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.21 earnings per share. Sunstone Hotel Investors’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sunstone Hotel Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.960 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Sunstone Hotel Investors will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. Sunstone Hotel Investors’s payout ratio is 900.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on SHO. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH began coverage on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors in a report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $10.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sunstone Hotel Investors has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sunstone Hotel Investors

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Sunstone Hotel Investors in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. FIL Ltd increased its position in Sunstone Hotel Investors by 57.2% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 9,010 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 3,280 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC bought a new stake in Sunstone Hotel Investors in the second quarter worth $88,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new stake in Sunstone Hotel Investors in the fourth quarter worth $104,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new stake in Sunstone Hotel Investors in the fourth quarter worth $108,000. Institutional investors own 99.37% of the company’s stock.

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.