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Best Hotel Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top hotel stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best hotel stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best lodging stocks to buy right now are:

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) is the #1 top hotel stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -7 points lower than the hotel industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CHH as a "B".

CHH passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Choice Hotels International has seen its stock lose -0.41% over the past year, overperforming other hotel stocks by 1 percentage points.

Choice Hotels International has an average 1 year price target of $142.42, an upside of 9.96% from Choice Hotels International's current stock price of $129.52.

Choice Hotels International stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Choice Hotels International, 8.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 8.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) is the #2 top hotel stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the hotel industry average of 31.

WH passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has seen its stock return 18.76% over the past year, overperforming other hotel stocks by 20 percentage points.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has an average 1 year price target of $116.50, an upside of 28.53% from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's current stock price of $90.64.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, 70% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 10% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (NASDAQ:ATAT) is the #3 top hotel stock out of 12 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Atour Lifestyle Holdings (NASDAQ:ATAT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (NASDAQ:ATAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 79, which is 48 points higher than the hotel industry average of 31.

ATAT passed 26 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atour Lifestyle Holdings has seen its stock return 58.56% over the past year, overperforming other hotel stocks by 60 percentage points.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $36.80, an upside of 21.57% from Atour Lifestyle Holdings's current stock price of $30.27.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Atour Lifestyle Holdings, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 7 hotel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 hotel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Greentree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.92%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the hotel industry average of 1.39%. Greentree Hospitality Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Greentree Hospitality Group's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Greentree Hospitality Group's dividend payout ratio of 46.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) has an annual dividend yield of 1.71%, which is the same as the hotel industry average of 1.39%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio of 41.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) has an annual dividend yield of 1.68%, which is the same as the hotel industry average of 1.39%. H World Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. H World Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

H World Group's dividend payout ratio of 46.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hotel stocks were down -1.57% in the last day, and down -0.96% over the last week. Marriott International was the among the top losers in the lodging industry, dropping -3% yesterday.

Mariott International shares are trading lower after Truist Securities cut its price target on the stock from $308 to $300.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued hotel stocks right now are:

Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) is the most undervalued hotel stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Choice Hotels International has a valuation score of 29, which is -2 points higher than the hotel industry average of 31. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Choice Hotels International's stock has dropped -0.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel industry by 1 percentage points.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings (NASDAQ:ATAT) is the second most undervalued hotel stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings has a valuation score of 86, which is 55 points higher than the hotel industry average of 31. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Atour Lifestyle Holdings's stock has gained 58.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel industry by 60 percentage points.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) is the third most undervalued hotel stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the hotel industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts's stock has gained 18.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel industry by 20 percentage points.

42.86% of hotel stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect hotel stocks to rise by 20.36% over the next year.

0% of hotel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.11% of hotel stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.78% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 11.11% are rated F (Strong Sell).