InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Competitors

InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) and IntegraFin (LON:IHP) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor IHG or IHP?

In the previous week, InterContinental Hotels Group had 8 more articles in the media than IntegraFin. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for InterContinental Hotels Group and 0 mentions for IntegraFin. InterContinental Hotels Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat IntegraFin's score of 0.00 indicating that InterContinental Hotels Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
InterContinental Hotels Group	Positive
IntegraFin	Neutral

Is IHG or IHP a better dividend stock?

InterContinental Hotels Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. InterContinental Hotels Group pays out 34.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IntegraFin pays out 71.2% 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IHG or IHP?

InterContinental Hotels Group has higher revenue and earnings than IntegraFin. InterContinental Hotels Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IntegraFin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InterContinental Hotels Group	£5.12B	2.65	£775.45M	£4.72	1,882.65
IntegraFin	£151.70M	7.33	£52.54M	£0.15	2,297.95

Which has more volatility and risk, IHG or IHP?

InterContinental Hotels Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IntegraFin has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IHG or IHP more profitable?

IntegraFin has a net margin of 37.90% compared to InterContinental Hotels Group's net margin of 14.94%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 26.21% beat InterContinental Hotels Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InterContinental Hotels Group	14.94%	-30.72%	14.12%
IntegraFin	37.90%	26.21%	20.29%

Do analysts prefer IHG or IHP?

InterContinental Hotels Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 6,136.25, indicating a potential downside of 30.96%. IntegraFin has a consensus price target of GBX 423.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.30%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IntegraFin is more favorable than InterContinental Hotels Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InterContinental Hotels Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
IntegraFin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IHG or IHP?

32.4% of InterContinental Hotels Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of IntegraFin shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of InterContinental Hotels Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of IntegraFin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IntegraFin beats InterContinental Hotels Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.