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Best Hotel & Motel REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top hotel & motel reit stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best hotel & motel reit 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 hotel & motel reit stocks to buy right now are:

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) is the #1 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) has a Due Diligence Score of 18, which is -2 points lower than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 20. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates XHR as a "B".

XHR passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Xenia Hotels & Resorts has seen its stock return 59.87% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 12 percentage points.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts has an average 1 year price target of $21.17, a downside of -4.27% from Xenia Hotels & Resorts's current stock price of $22.11.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Xenia Hotels & Resorts, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) is the #2 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is 4 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 20.

CLDT passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chatham Lodging Trust has seen its stock return 141.18% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 93 percentage points.

Chatham Lodging Trust has an average 1 year price target of $15.50, a downside of -5.49% from Chatham Lodging Trust's current stock price of $16.40.

Chatham Lodging Trust stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Chatham Lodging Trust, 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.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) is the #3 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 10 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 20.

DRH passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Diamondrock Hospitality Co has seen its stock return 58.21% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 11 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has an average 1 year price target of $13.53, a downside of -7.68% from Diamondrock Hospitality Co's current stock price of $14.65.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Diamondrock Hospitality Co, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 70% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 13 hotel & motel reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 hotel & motel reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) has an annual dividend yield of 6.48%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 3.45%. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Host Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio of 121.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) has an annual dividend yield of 6.09%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 3.45%. Park Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Park Hotels & Resorts's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Park Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio of -119% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.85%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 3.45%. Apple Hospitality Reit's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Apple Hospitality Reit's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Apple Hospitality Reit's dividend payout ratio of 121.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hotel & motel reit stocks were down -0.14% in the last day, and up 1.1% over the last week.

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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 & motel reit stocks right now are:

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) is the most undervalued hotel & motel reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co's stock has gained 58.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 11 percentage points.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) is the second most undervalued hotel & motel reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Host Hotels & Resorts has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Host Hotels & Resorts's stock has gained 43.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by -4 percentage points.

Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) is the third most undervalued hotel & motel reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Apple Hospitality Reit has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apple Hospitality Reit's stock has gained 66.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 19 percentage points.

41.67% of hotel & motel reit stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect hotel & motel reit stocks to fall by -1.5% over the next year.

0% of hotel & motel reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.08% of hotel & motel reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.85% are rated C (Hold), 23.08% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).