American Hotel Income Properties REIT (HOT.UN) Competitors

Slate Office REIT (TSE:SOT.UN) and American Hotel Income Properties REIT (TSE:HOT.UN) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media prefer SOT.UN or HOT.UN?

In the previous week, Slate Office REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat American Hotel Income Properties REIT's score of -0.32 indicating that American Hotel Income Properties REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Slate Office REIT	Neutral
American Hotel Income Properties REIT	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOT.UN or HOT.UN?

Slate Office REIT received 112 more outperform votes than American Hotel Income Properties REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.07% of users gave American Hotel Income Properties REIT an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave Slate Office REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Slate Office REIT	Outperform Votes 343 61.69%	Underperform Votes 213 38.31%
American Hotel Income Properties REIT	Outperform Votes 231 65.07%	Underperform Votes 124 34.93%

Which has more risk and volatility, SOT.UN or HOT.UN?

Slate Office REIT has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Hotel Income Properties REIT has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOT.UN or HOT.UN more profitable?

American Hotel Income Properties REIT has a net margin of -27.79% compared to American Hotel Income Properties REIT's net margin of -66.21%. American Hotel Income Properties REIT's return on equity of -23.31% beat Slate Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Slate Office REIT	-66.21%	-23.31%	2.60%
American Hotel Income Properties REIT	-27.79%	-26.63%	1.85%

Do analysts rate SOT.UN or HOT.UN?

Slate Office REIT presently has a consensus target price of C$0.90, suggesting a potential upside of 38.46%. American Hotel Income Properties REIT has a consensus target price of C$1.23, suggesting a potential upside of 132.70%. Given Slate Office REIT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Hotel Income Properties REIT is more favorable than Slate Office REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Slate Office REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
American Hotel Income Properties REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SOT.UN or HOT.UN?

American Hotel Income Properties REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Slate Office REIT. Slate Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Hotel Income Properties REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Slate Office REIT	C$198.79M	0.26	-C$131.62M	-C$1.41	-0.46
American Hotel Income Properties REIT	C$280.52M	0.16	-C$77.97M	-C$1.29	-0.43

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SOT.UN or HOT.UN?

4.4% of Slate Office REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of American Hotel Income Properties REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Slate Office REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of American Hotel Income Properties REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SOT.UN or HOT.UN a better dividend stock?

Slate Office REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.5%. American Hotel Income Properties REIT pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 45.5%. Slate Office REIT pays out -8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Hotel Income Properties REIT pays out -19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. American Hotel Income Properties REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

American Hotel Income Properties REIT beats Slate Office REIT on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.