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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 +32.52% 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:

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 9 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 43.8% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 21 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has an average 1 year price target of $10.83, an upside of 1.53% from Diamondrock Hospitality Co's current stock price of $10.67.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Diamondrock Hospitality Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) is the #2 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 15 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 Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 21 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 20.

HST passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Host Hotels & Resorts has seen its stock return 49.72% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 27 percentage points.

Host Hotels & Resorts has an average 1 year price target of $21.70, an upside of 0.09% from Host Hotels & Resorts's current stock price of $21.68.

Host Hotels & Resorts stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Host Hotels & Resorts, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) is the #3 top hotel & motel reit stock out of 15 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 Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 12 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 20.

SHO passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sunstone Hotel Investors has seen its stock return 23.49% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 1 percentage points.

Sunstone Hotel Investors has an average 1 year price target of $10.20, a downside of -0.49% from Sunstone Hotel Investors's current stock price of $10.25.

Sunstone Hotel Investors stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sunstone Hotel Investors, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% 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:

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) has an annual dividend yield of 8.91%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 4.4%. 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 -92.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Rlj Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) has an annual dividend yield of 6.83%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 4.4%. Rlj Lodging Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Rlj Lodging Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rlj Lodging Trust's dividend payout ratio of -3,000% 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 6.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 4.4%. 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 131.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hotel & motel reit stocks were up 1.76% in the last day, and up 5.01% over the last week.

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

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:

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) 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.

Host Hotels & Resorts has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Host Hotels & Resorts's stock has gained 49.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 27 percentage points.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co (NASDAQ:DRH) 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.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co has a valuation score of 29, which is 14 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 15. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diamondrock Hospitality Co's stock has gained 43.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 21 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 29, which is 14 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 15. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apple Hospitality Reit's stock has gained 23.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 1 percentage points.

30% of hotel & motel reit stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect hotel & motel reit stocks to rise by 0.53% over the next year.

0% of hotel & motel reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.69% of hotel & motel reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.92% are rated C (Hold), 15.38% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).