REIT Stocks on Investors' Radar -- Host Hotels, DiamondRock, Sunstone Hotel, and LaSalle Hotel

NEW YORK, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

On Tuesday, benchmark US indices were in bullish colors as the NASDAQ Composite closed the trading session up 0.70%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 1.12% higher; and the S&P 500 was up 0.61%. US markets made broad based gains with eight out of nine sectors finishing the day in green. Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com reviews these four REIT - Hotel/Motel stocks: Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST), DiamondRock Hospitality Company (NYSE: DRH), Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (NYSE: SHO), and LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO). Learn more about these stocks by accessing their free research reports at: http://stock-callers.com/registration

Host Hotels  

On Tuesday, shares in Bethesda, Maryland-based Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. recorded a trading volume of 6.27 million shares. The stock ended the day 0.26% higher at $19.05. Shares of the Company, which engages in the ownership and operation of hotel properties, are trading at a PE ratio of 18.60. Host Hotels & Resorts' stock has advanced 6.71% in the last one month and 5.43% in the previous three months. Furthermore, the stock has gained 31.25% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 4.51% and 10.97%, respectively. Furthermore, Host Hotels & Resorts' shares have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 63.77.

On April 10^th, 2017, research firm Goldman upgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Sell' to 'Neutral'. Free research report on HST is available at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=HST

DiamondRock  

Bethesda, Maryland-based DiamondRock Hospitality Co.'s stock finished Tuesday's session 1.05% higher at $11.51 with a total volume of 2.38 million shares traded. Over the last one month and the previous three months, DiamondRock Hospitality's shares have advanced 6.83% and 1.16%, respectively. Furthermore, the stock has gained 33.58% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 4.93% and 12.65%, respectively. Shares of DiamondRock Hospitality, which owns premium hotels and resorts in North America, are trading at a PE ratio of 20.23. The stock has an RSI of 63.14.

On April 10^th, 2017, research firm Goldman initiated a 'Neutral' rating on the Company's stock, with a target price of $11 per share. The complimentary research report on DRH can be downloaded at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=DRH

Sunstone Hotel  

Aliso Viejo, California-based Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc.'s stock advanced 1.61%, to close the day at $15.79. The stock recorded a trading volume of 2.11 million shares. Sunstone Hotel Investors' shares have advanced 7.49% in the last one month, 6.40% in the previous three months and 26.92% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading 5.66% and 14.66% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Shares of the company, which operates as a REIT, are trading at a PE ratio of 28.97. Additionally, the stock has an RSI of 67.02.

On April 10^th, 2017, research firm Goldman initiated a 'Sell' rating on the Company's stock, with a target price of $13 per share. Visit us today and access our complete research report on SHO at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=SHO

LaSalle Hotel  

On Tuesday, shares in Bethesda, Maryland-based LaSalle Hotel Properties ended the session 2.18% higher at $30.05 with a total volume of 1.66 million shares traded. LaSalle Hotel Properties' shares have gained 7.47% in the last one month and 33.59% in the previous one year. Shares of the Company, which engages in the purchase, ownership, redevelopment, and leasing of primarily upscale and luxury full-service hotels in convention, resort, and urban business markets in the US, are trading at a PE ratio of 26.24. The stock is trading 4.30% above its 50-day moving average and 11.23% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, the Company's shares have an RSI of 63.65.

On April 10^th, 2017, research firm Goldman initiated a 'Neutral' rating on the Company's stock, with a target price of $27 per share. Get free access to your research report on LHO at: http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=LHO

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