For the quarter ended March 2025, Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) reported revenue of $234.07 million, up 7.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.21, compared to $0.05 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $237.58 million, representing a surprise of -1.48%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Sunstone Hotel performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Room: $144.92 million versus $147.44 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.7% change.
- Revenues- Other operating: $22.02 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $21.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10%.
- Revenues- Food and beverage: $67.13 million versus $65.67 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.4% change.
- Net Earnings Per Share (Diluted): $0.01 versus $0.01 estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Sunstone Hotel have returned +7.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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