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Best Hotel & Motel REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top hotel & motel reit 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 & motel reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: REIT - Hotel & Motel

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REIT - Hotel & Motel is Zen Rated F and is the 142nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
CLDT	CHATHAM LODGING TRUST	$6.87	N/A	N/A	-85.88x	6.87x	1.06x	0.44x	N/A	$89.09M	26.52%	$758.22M	15.51	$734.10M	7.68
DRH	DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY CO	$7.34	$9.03	-18.74%	40.78x	7.46x	1.37x	0.96x	0.33x	$112.29M	7.28%	$1.59B	7.56	$2.58B	10.99
APLE	APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC	$11.77	$23.91	-50.77%	13.22x	7.64x	1.98x	0.86x	0.22x	$325.01M	11.44%	$3.27B	13.54	$4.39B	9.09
RHP	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC	$87.95	$137.36	-35.97%	19.37x	10.49x	2.25x	31.54x	0.28x	$168.60M	3.20%	$167.04M	2.79	$8.21B	10.99
HST	HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$14.12	$17.51	-19.36%	14.26x	7.67x	1.72x	1.48x	0.42x	$1.21B	12.36%	$6.61B	9.53	$14.88B	8.82
PK	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$9.94	$18.27	-45.60%	9.75x	5.38x	0.79x	0.55x	0.28x	$202.00M	9.82%	$3.65B	17.61	$6.36B	9.32
XHR	XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$10.68	$11.85	-9.90%	71.20x	7.49x	1.05x	0.87x	0.35x	$23.17M	2.13%	$1.24B	12.21	$2.34B	10.54
SHO	SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS INC	$8.34	$7.81	6.73%	59.57x	9.46x	1.86x	0.80x	0.43x	-$216.33M	-12.85%	$2.10B	10.43	$2.35B	10.90
RLJ	RLJ LODGING TRUST	$7.01	$34.16	-79.48%	25.96x	5.03x	0.78x	0.47x	0.08x	$168.44M	15.72%	$2.28B	14.95	$2.97B	8.12
INN	SUMMIT HOTEL PROPERTIES INC	$4.07	$20.81	-80.44%	19.38x	4.60x	0.60x	0.50x	0.07x	-$25.85M	-5.87%	$920.44M	8.52	$1.84B	7.07
BHR	BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS INC	$1.87	N/A	N/A	-2.43x	11.00x	0.17x	0.52x	N/A	$151.80M	122.09%	$240.73M	3.62	$1.17B	5.67
AHT	ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC	$5.98	N/A	N/A	-0.34x	1.33x	0.02x	-0.08x	N/A	$168.42M	598.46%	-$419.24M	-89.09	$2.86B	6.93
SVC	SERVICE PROPERTIES TRUST	$1.80	N/A	N/A	-1.08x	2.01x	0.16x	0.35x	N/A	-$164.21M	-55.17%	$851.87M	5.15	$5.85B	12.16
PEB	PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST	$9.05	N/A	N/A	-23.21x	6.54x	0.75x	0.40x	N/A	$146.25M	13.49%	$2.70B	22.52	$3.43B	11.00
IHT	INNSUITES HOSPITALITY TRUST	$2.45	N/A	N/A	-24.50x	N/A	2.80x	4.11x	N/A	-$1.22M	-5.67%	$5.22M	0.59	$33.57M	131.56
SOHO	SOTHERLY HOTELS INC	$0.72	N/A	N/A	-2.12x	1.33x	0.08x	0.34x	N/A	$11.24M	80.42%	$43.05M	2.22	$326.16M	7.82

Hotel & Motel REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best hotel & motel reit stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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:

1. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT)

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) is the #1 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 16 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 Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -8 points lower than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 23. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CLDT as a "B".

CLDT passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chatham Lodging Trust has seen its stock lose -25.08% over the past year.

Chatham Lodging Trust has an average 1 year price target of $10.75, an upside of 56.48% from Chatham Lodging Trust's current stock price of $6.87.

Chatham Lodging Trust stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

2. Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE:DRH)

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE:DRH) is the #2 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 16 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 Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE:DRH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE:DRH) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is 2 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 23.

DRH passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Diamondrock Hospitality Co has seen its stock lose -17.53% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 7 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has an average 1 year price target of $8.38, an upside of 14.1% from Diamondrock Hospitality Co's current stock price of $7.34.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Diamondrock Hospitality Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE)

Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) is the #3 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 16 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 Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 24 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 23.

APLE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Apple Hospitality Reit has seen its stock lose -20.26% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 4 percentage points.

Apple Hospitality Reit has an average 1 year price target of $17.25, an upside of 46.56% from Apple Hospitality Reit's current stock price of $11.77.

Apple Hospitality Reit stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Apple Hospitality Reit, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the hotel & motel reit stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK)

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) has an annual dividend yield of 14.08%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 5.31%. 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 137.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC)

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) has an annual dividend yield of 12.22%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 5.31%. Service Properties Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Service Properties Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Service Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio of -25.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR)

Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR) has an annual dividend yield of 8.02%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 5.31%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Braemar Hotels & Resorts's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Braemar Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio of -26% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are hotel & motel reit stocks up?

Hotel & motel reit stocks were up 0.4% in the last day, and up 2.25% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why hotel & motel reit stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued hotel & motel reit stocks?

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:

1. Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE)

Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) 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.

Apple Hospitality Reit has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apple Hospitality Reit's stock has dropped -20.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 4 percentage points.

2. Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP)

Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) 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.

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ryman Hospitality Properties's stock has dropped -16.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 8 percentage points.

3. Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE:DRH)

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NYSE:DRH) 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.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co's stock has dropped -17.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 7 percentage points.

Are hotel & motel reit stocks a good buy now?

54.55% of hotel & motel reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect hotel & motel reit stocks to rise by 34.32% over the next year.

0% of hotel & motel reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.14% of hotel & motel reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 35.71% are rated C (Hold), 50% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - hotel & motel industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - hotel & motel industry is 18.8x.

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