Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE:INN) versus Sotherly Hotels (NASDAQ:SOHON) Head to Head Review

Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE:INN) and Sotherly Hotels (NASDAQ:SOHON) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Dividends

Summit Hotel Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Sotherly Hotels pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Summit Hotel Properties pays out -133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Summit Hotel Properties and Sotherly Hotels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summit Hotel Properties	3.23%	1.76%	0.81%
Sotherly Hotels	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.5% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Summit Hotel Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Summit Hotel Properties and Sotherly Hotels”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Summit Hotel Properties	$741.30 million	1.01	-$12.11 million	($0.24)	-28.85
Sotherly Hotels	$178.57 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sotherly Hotels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Summit Hotel Properties.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Summit Hotel Properties and Sotherly Hotels, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summit Hotel Properties	0	1	0	0	2.00
Sotherly Hotels	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Summit Hotel Properties beats Sotherly Hotels on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Summit Hotel Properties

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on owning premium-branded lodging properties with efficient operating models primarily in the upscale segment of the lodging industry. As of November 1, 2023, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 101 assets, 57 of which are wholly owned, with a total of 15,035 guestrooms located in 24 states.

About Sotherly Hotels

Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a self-managed and self-administered lodging REIT focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the Southern United States. Sotherly may also opportunistically acquire hotels throughout the United States. Currently, the Company's portfolio consists of investments in ten hotel properties, comprising 2,786 rooms, as well as interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. The Company owns hotels that operate under the Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corporation brands, as well as independent hotels. Sotherly Hotels Inc. was organized in 2004 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia.