Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.810-0.940 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.410. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Sunstone Hotel Investors Trading Down 4.1%

SHO stock traded down $0.40 on Friday, hitting $9.27. 2,938,407 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,086,997. The business’s fifty day moving average is $9.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.24. Sunstone Hotel Investors has a twelve month low of $7.45 and a twelve month high of $10.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 3.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.01.

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.02. Sunstone Hotel Investors had a return on equity of 1.04% and a net margin of 1.94%.The business had revenue of $236.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $226.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.16 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sunstone Hotel Investors has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.940 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sunstone Hotel Investors will post 0.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SHO. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Sunstone Hotel Investors from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $11.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sunstone Hotel Investors from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Sunstone Hotel Investors from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sunstone Hotel Investors currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $9.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Sunstone Hotel Investors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. FIL Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Sunstone Hotel Investors by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 9,010 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 3,280 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new position in Sunstone Hotel Investors during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $88,000. DRW Securities LLC acquired a new position in Sunstone Hotel Investors during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $104,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp bought a new position in Sunstone Hotel Investors during the 4th quarter worth $108,000. 99.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Sunstone Hotel Investors

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc (NYSE:SHO) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, owning and asset‐managing upper‐upscale extended‐stay and premium‐branded hotel properties in the United States. The company’s business model centers on generating stable, long‐term cash flows through franchise agreements and third‐party management contracts with established hotel operators.

As of the most recent reporting period, Sunstone’s portfolio includes approximately 97 hotels and nearly 25,000 guest rooms across 19 states, with concentrations in major metropolitan and select high‐growth secondary markets.