PPHE Hotel Group (PPH) Competitors

Dalata Hotel Group (LON:DAL) and PPHE Hotel Group (LON:PPH) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DAL or PPH?

Dalata Hotel Group has higher revenue and earnings than PPHE Hotel Group. Dalata Hotel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPHE Hotel Group, 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
Dalata Hotel Group	£704.67M	1.65	£94.71M	£31.13	14.71
PPHE Hotel Group	£423.18M	1.24	£21.81M	£51.79	24.18

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DAL or PPH?

Dalata Hotel Group received 21 more outperform votes than PPHE Hotel Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.25% of users gave Dalata Hotel Group an outperform vote while only 60.93% of users gave PPHE Hotel Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dalata Hotel Group	Outperform Votes 230 73.25%	Underperform Votes 84 26.75%
PPHE Hotel Group	Outperform Votes 209 60.93%	Underperform Votes 134 39.07%

Does the media refer more to DAL or PPH?

In the previous week, Dalata Hotel Group had 4 more articles in the media than PPHE Hotel Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dalata Hotel Group and 2 mentions for PPHE Hotel Group. PPHE Hotel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Dalata Hotel Group's score of 0.38 indicating that PPHE Hotel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dalata Hotel Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PPHE Hotel Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DAL or PPH a better dividend stock?

Dalata Hotel Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. PPHE Hotel Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dalata Hotel Group pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPHE Hotel Group pays out 71.4% 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 more volatility & risk, DAL or PPH?

Dalata Hotel Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPHE Hotel Group has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DAL or PPH?

66.0% of Dalata Hotel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.2% of PPHE Hotel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Dalata Hotel Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of PPHE Hotel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DAL or PPH more profitable?

Dalata Hotel Group has a net margin of 13.44% compared to PPHE Hotel Group's net margin of 5.15%. PPHE Hotel Group's return on equity of 7.10% beat Dalata Hotel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dalata Hotel Group	13.44%	5.96%	3.89%
PPHE Hotel Group	5.15%	7.10%	2.74%

Do analysts recommend DAL or PPH?

Dalata Hotel Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 480, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. PPHE Hotel Group has a consensus price target of GBX 758.50, indicating a potential downside of 39.42%. Given Dalata Hotel Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dalata Hotel Group is more favorable than PPHE Hotel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dalata Hotel Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PPHE Hotel Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Dalata Hotel Group beats PPHE Hotel Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.