Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APLE scored 66.0, PK scored 72.0 — PK leads.
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APLE
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · Financial strength
80.3Fin
$16.55 · $3.9B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
6.1
APLE leads
PK
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · Financial strength
74.2Fin
$15.59 · $3.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthAPLE-1.3%
Strongest balance sheetAPLE0.51
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
APLE
PK
5.9%A-
Yield
6.6%A-
-1.3%D+
Rev
-1.4%D+
0.51A-
D/E
1.35C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
APLEApple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · $16.55 · beta 0.93
Why now
REIT - Hotel & Motel · market cap $3.9b. 4% off the 52-week high of $17.28. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $17.17 (implying +4% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent.
Risk
Dividend payout 130% of earnings on a 5.9% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 6% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
PKPark Hotels & Resorts Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · $15.59 · beta 1.37
Why now
REIT - Hotel & Motel · market cap $3.1b. 4% off the 52-week high of $16.20. PEG 0.65 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $16.18 (implying +4% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -6.4%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Dividend payout 519% of earnings on a 6.6% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE -5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is PK or APLE the better stock?
PK scores higher: PK 72.0, APLE 66.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are PK and APLE scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
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