Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc (SHO) Fair Value & Analysis
Real Estate · US · Market cap $2.2B
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc
SHO · US
Fair value as of: Jul 27, 2026
From 16 valuation models · updated 14 days ago
Share price +0.3% over the past month.
A solid business, but screening 77% overvalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($4.94). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
- Solid but not exceptional quality (53/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
- A fairly wide model range ($2.52 to $4.94) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
- As a real-estate business, asset- and dividend-based methods carry more weight here than a standard DCF.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 27, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $7.42 – $11.92 · fair‑value band $2.52 – $4.94 · the $11.08 price screens above the $2.52 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 27, 2026.
Analysis
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc (SHO) currently trades at $11.08, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $2.52, implying the stock looks roughly 77.3% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 53/100 (solid quality), in the Real Estate sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).
Over the trailing twelve months, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc generated revenue of $986M at a net margin of 3.8%. Revenue grew 11.0% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 1.9%. Net debt stands at $816M. Fundamentals as of Jul 27, 2026
Our scenario range runs from $2.52 (bear case) to $4.94 (bull case); at $11.08, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 8% below its 52-week high and 35% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Real Estate peers we cover trades at -33% fair-value upside, at -77%, SHO screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 16 models by family
Widest divergence: Asset-Based ($6.99) versus Growth DCF ($1.64). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 27, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 53 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 70
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust that, as of date of this release, owns 14 hotels comprised of 7,000 rooms. The majority of which are operated under nationally recognized brands.
Full company description
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a lodging real estate investment trust that, as of date of this release, owns 14 hotels comprised of 7,000 rooms. The majority of which are operated under nationally recognized brands. Sunstone's strategy is to create long-term stakeholder value through the acquisition, active ownership, and disposition of well-located hotel and resort real estate. Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Aliso Viejo, United States.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc reported revenue of $960M in FY2025 versus $509M in FY2021, a compound +17.2%/yr. Reported net income was $24.6M in FY2025, compounding −8.0%/yr from FY2021.
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Recent news
External third-party headlines (Yahoo Finance, Reuters and others), not an editorial selection.
- Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) Tops Q2 FFO and Revenue Estimates
- SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS REPORTS RESULTS FOR SECOND QUARTER 2026
- Zacks.com featured highlights Ternium, Everus, TAT and Sunstone Hotel
- SHO or NHI: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Peer Group
REIT - Hotel & Motel · 35 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs REIT - Hotel & Motel median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
Similar stocks
10 more REIT - Hotel & Motel stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Jul 27, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc HST | $24.50 | $16.49 | -33% |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc RHP | $133.09 | $48.74 | -63% |
| COVH COVH | €21.80 | €21.79 | -0% |
| Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc APLE | $16.61 | $12.63 | -24% |
| Park Hotels & Resorts inc. PK | $14.74 | $20.58 | +40% |
| DiamondRock Hospitality Company DRH | $12.85 | $8.43 | -34% |
| Pebblebrook Hotel Trust PEB | $19.09 | $25.37 | +33% |
| Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc XHR | $21.49 | $11.63 | -46% |
| RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) RLJ | $12.34 | $8.28 | -33% |
| Service Properties Trust SVC | $8.46 | $2.55 | -70% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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