HLT vs. MAR, LVS, IHG, H, MGM, HTHT, WYNN, CZR, WH, and RRR
Should you be buying Hilton Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hilton Worldwide include Marriott International (MAR), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hyatt Hotels (H), MGM Resorts International (MGM), H World Group (HTHT), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), and Red Rock Resorts (RRR). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hilton Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Marriott International pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hilton Worldwide pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Marriott International has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Hilton Worldwide has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Marriott International and Marriott International both had 10 articles in the media. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Hilton Worldwide's score of 1.11 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Marriott International received 30 more outperform votes than Hilton Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.67% of users gave Hilton Worldwide an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave Marriott International an outperform vote.
Marriott International has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Marriott International presently has a consensus target price of $241.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.68%. Hilton Worldwide has a consensus target price of $207.59, suggesting a potential upside of 1.35%. Given Hilton Worldwide's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marriott International is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.
70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Marriott International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Hilton Worldwide. Marriott International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marriott International has a net margin of 12.00% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 11.41%. Marriott International's return on equity of -81.29% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.
Summary
Marriott International beats Hilton Worldwide on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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