BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR) versus Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) Critical Contrast

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (NYSE:BHR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Apple Hospitality REIT and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple Hospitality REIT	0	6	4	1	2.55
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	1	2	0	0	1.67

Apple Hospitality REIT currently has a consensus price target of $16.28, indicating a potential upside of 0.78%. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Given BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is more favorable than Apple Hospitality REIT.

Risk & Volatility

Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Apple Hospitality REIT and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.44 billion	2.65	$175.36 million	$0.74	21.83
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	$704.02 million	0.20	-$22.32 million	($0.96)	-2.16

Apple Hospitality REIT has higher revenue and earnings than BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS. BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple Hospitality REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Apple Hospitality REIT and BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple Hospitality REIT	12.17%	5.56%	3.58%
BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS	-0.45%	-1.87%	-0.16%

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT beats BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Apple Hospitality REIT

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, rooms-focused hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality's portfolio consists of 223 hotels with more than 29,400 guest rooms located in 87 markets throughout 37 states as well as one property leased to third parties. Concentrated with industry-leading brands, the Company's hotel portfolio consists of 99 Marriott-branded hotels, 119 Hilton-branded hotels and five Hyatt-branded hotels.

About BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS

Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).