Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) and RLJ Lodging Trust (OTCMKTS:RLJ.PA) Financial Survey

RLJ Lodging Trust (OTCMKTS:RLJ.PA) and Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RLJ Lodging Trust and Park Hotels & Resorts”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RLJ Lodging Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.54 billion	1.25	-$283.00 million	($0.83)	-19.04

RLJ Lodging Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Park Hotels & Resorts.

Profitability

This table compares RLJ Lodging Trust and Park Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RLJ Lodging Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Park Hotels & Resorts	-6.41%	-5.23%	-2.04%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for RLJ Lodging Trust and Park Hotels & Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RLJ Lodging Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
Park Hotels & Resorts	1	11	2	0	2.07

Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $13.92, suggesting a potential downside of 11.94%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than Park Hotels & Resorts.

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RLJ Lodging Trust

RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company's portfolio consists of 103 hotels with approximately 22,570 rooms, located in 23 states and the District of Columbia and an ownership interest in one unconsolidated hotel with 171 rooms.

About Park Hotels & Resorts

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates hotels and resorts. It operates through the Consolidated Hotels and Unconsolidated Hotels segments. Its portfolio of hotels and resorts include the Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Curio. The company was founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919 and is headquartered in Tysons, VA.