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Best Hotel & Motel REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top hotel & motel reit stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best hotel & motel reit stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the reit - hotel & motel industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best hotel & motel reit stocks to buy right now are:

Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:HST) is the top hotel & motel reit stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 21 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 30. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Host Hotels & Resorts has seen its stock lose -10.95% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 1 percentage points.

Host Hotels & Resorts has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 12.8% from Host Hotels & Resorts's current stock price of $17.73.

Host Hotels & Resorts stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Host Hotels & Resorts, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) is the second best hotel & motel reit stock with a Zen Score of 41, which is 11 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Four Corners Property Trust has seen its stock lose -1.79% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 11 percentage points.

Four Corners Property Trust has an average 1 year price target of $29.00, an upside of 10.14% from Four Corners Property Trust's current stock price of $26.33.

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

Apple Hospitality Reit (NYSE:APLE) is the third best hotel & motel reit stock with a Zen Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 30. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Apple Hospitality Reit has seen its stock lose -6.79% over the past year, overperforming other hotel & motel reit stocks by 6 percentage points.

Apple Hospitality Reit has an average 1 year price target of $17.67, an upside of 13.98% from Apple Hospitality Reit's current stock price of $15.50.

Apple Hospitality Reit stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Apple Hospitality Reit, 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.

Out of 16 hotel & motel reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 hotel & motel reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT) has an annual dividend yield of 10.55%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 3.2%. Hersha Hospitality Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Hersha Hospitality Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hersha Hospitality Trust's dividend payout ratio of 20.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.83%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 3.2%. Service Properties Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 677.8% 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 6.19%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 3.2%. Apple Hospitality Reit's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 132.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hotel & motel reit stocks were down -0.97% in the last day, and down -0.51% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued hotel & motel reit stocks right now are:

Sotherly Hotels (NASDAQ:SOHO) is the most undervalued hotel & motel reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sotherly Hotels has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sotherly Hotels's stock has gained 10.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 23 percentage points.

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) is the second most undervalued hotel & motel reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Park Hotels & Resorts has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Park Hotels & Resorts's stock has dropped -23.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by -12 percentage points.

Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:HST) is the third most undervalued hotel & motel reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Host Hotels & Resorts has a valuation score of 57, which is 18 points higher than the hotel & motel reit industry average of 39. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Host Hotels & Resorts's stock has dropped -10.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the hotel & motel reit industry by 1 percentage points.