WH vs. CHH, RRR, BYD, CZR, TNL, MLCO, PENN, ATAT, WYNN, and HTHT
Should you be buying Wyndham Hotels & Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts include Choice Hotels International (CHH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), and H World Group (HTHT). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts received 66 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.82% of users gave Wyndham Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote while only 41.10% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Choice Hotels International's net margin of 16.74%. Choice Hotels International's return on equity of 594.23% beat Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Choice Hotels International had 7 more articles in the media than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Choice Hotels International and 7 mentions for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Choice Hotels International's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.40 indicating that Choice Hotels International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Choice Hotels International pays out 22.7% 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.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $88.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.51%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus target price of $130.80, suggesting a potential upside of 13.05%. Given Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Choice Hotels International.
Summary
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts beats Choice Hotels International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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