Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. XHR

Competitive advantage analysis · real-estate

REIT Specialized
Overall moat score
59/100
Moderate

Ranked against 29 peers in REIT - Hotel & Motel

About Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that invests in uniquely positioned luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts with a focus on the top 25 lodging markets as well as key leisure destinations in the United States. The Company owns 30 hotels and resorts comprising 8,868 rooms across 14 states. Xenia's hotels are in the … Full XHR analysis →

Key strengths

  • Conservative Leverage Leverage is conservative (score 0.64), providing refinancing flexibility.
  • Accretive Growth Track Record Growth appears accretive (score 0.79), suggesting disciplined capital allocation.

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Rent Pricing Power

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Where XHR ranks in REIT - Hotel & Motel

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ranks #8 of 19 scored companies in REIT - Hotel & Motel by moat score — the top 42%. The widest moat in the group is Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) at 94/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
4 RLJ Lodging Trust RLJ 68/100 Moderate
5 Service Properties Trust - Shar SVC 66/100 Moderate
6 Diamondrock Hospitality Company DRH 66/100 Moderate
7 Ryman Hospitality Properties, I RHP 63/100 Moderate
8 Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. XHR 59/100 Moderate
9 Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. INN 58/100 Moderate
10 Sotherly Hotels Inc. SOHO 54/100 Moderate
11 Sotherly Hotels Inc. - 8.25% Se SOHON 50/100 Developing
12 Sotherly Hotels Inc. - 7.875% S SOHOO 49/100 Developing

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How XHR scores on the REIT Specialized defenses

Rent Pricing Power

Score 48 · 20% of the moat score

For a REIT, pricing power is the ability to raise rents at renewal and still keep the space occupied.

AFFO Strength

Score 54 · 18% of the moat score

AFFO — adjusted funds from operations — is the cash a REIT can actually distribute after the recurring capital spending buildings need in order to stay leasable.

Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital

Score 75 · 20% of the moat score

Real estate is bought with borrowed money, so a REIT's cost of capital is its competitive advantage.

Capital Recycling & Growth

Score 64 · 16% of the moat score

REITs grow by issuing shares and debt to buy more property, which creates value only when the yield on the asset exceeds the cost of the capital raised.

Operational Efficiency

Score 50 · 14% of the moat score

Running property — leasing, maintenance, taxes, management — is the part of the business a REIT genuinely controls.

Portfolio Quality & Diversification

Score 66 · 12% of the moat score

Portfolio quality is really a question about what happens when a tenant fails.

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Understanding XHR's moat

What is Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.'s moat score?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (XHR) scores 59 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #8 of 19 scored companies in REIT - Hotel & Motel, the top 42%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 29 companies in REIT - Hotel & Motel. Its strongest defense is Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (75/100) and its weakest is Rent Pricing Power (48/100).

How does Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. compare with other REIT - Hotel & Motel companies?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. ranks #8 of 19 scored companies in REIT - Hotel & Motel by moat score. The widest moat in REIT - Hotel & Motel is Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (APLE) at 94/100. The companies ranked closest are Ryman Hospitality Properties, I (RHP) at 63 just above it and Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (INN) at 58 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — REIT Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 29 companies in REIT - Hotel & Motel. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. scored with the REIT Specialized template?

A REIT is a portfolio of buildings financed with debt and required to distribute most of its taxable income. Reported earnings are dominated by depreciation on assets that often appreciate, so net income says very little; the real question is how much cash the properties distribute, and how securely. The REIT template scores what determines that: rent pricing, distributable cash, cost of capital, and the discipline behind growth.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.?

The REIT Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and XHR scores: Rent Pricing Power (48), AFFO Strength (54), Balance Sheet & Cost of Capital (75), Capital Recycling & Growth (64), Operational Efficiency (50), Portfolio Quality & Diversification (66). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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