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INNPB_CL.PFD (Summit Hotel Properties) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is Summit Hotel Properties Moat Score?

Summit Hotel Properties has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Summit Hotel Properties has Narrow Moat: Summit Hotel Properties Inc has a discernible but modest moat with a strong distribution network and some brand strength. However, it lacks significant regulatory barriers and customer switching costs, limiting its competitive advantage.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Summit Hotel Properties might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.


Competitive Comparison of Summit Hotel Properties's Moat Score

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Summit Hotel Properties's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Summit Hotel Properties's Moat Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Summit Hotel Properties's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Summit Hotel Properties's Moat Score falls into.


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Summit Hotel Properties  (NYSE:INNpB_CL.PFD) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Summit Hotel Properties Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
13215 Bee Cave Parkway, Suite B-300, Austin, TX, USA, 78738
Summit Hotel Properties Inc is a U.S.-based hotel investment company focusing on select-service hotels in the upscale and upper-midscale properties in the U.S. Substantially all of Summit's assets are held and operated by its Operating Partnership, Summit Hotel OP, LP, in which the company holds general and limited partnership interests. The firm has one segment in activities related to investing in real estate. Summit's revenue streams include Room and Other hotel operations revenue. Room comprises the majority of total revenues. The firm's hotels are located in various markets, such as corporate offices, retail centers, airports, state capitols, convention centers, and leisure attractions. Summit's hotels operate under brands, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and Holiday Inn.