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WTB vs. FLTR, GVC, PPB, ENT, and TUI

Should you buy Whitbread stock or one of its competitors? Whitbread's main competitors and comparable companies include Flutter Entertainment (FLTR), Entain PLC (GVC.L) (GVC), Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), Entain (ENT), and TUI (TUI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "hotels, restaurants & leisure" industry.

How does Whitbread compare to Flutter Entertainment?

Whitbread (LON:WTB) and Flutter Entertainment (LON:FLTR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Whitbread had 3 more articles in the media than Flutter Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitbread and 1 mentions for Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Whitbread's score of 0.55 indicating that Flutter Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Whitbread
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Flutter Entertainment
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Whitbread has a beta of 0.648, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.091, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Whitbread has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Flutter Entertainment's net margin of -5.48%. Whitbread's return on equity of 6.73% beat Flutter Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Whitbread7.29% 6.73% 4.28%
Flutter Entertainment -5.48%-14.41%1.18%

Whitbread has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitbread, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Whitbread£2.92B1.43£234.46M£122.4020.47
Flutter Entertainment£17.02B0.77-£807.30M-£210.00N/A

55.1% of Whitbread shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Whitbread shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Whitbread currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,060.63, indicating a potential upside of 22.18%. Flutter Entertainment has a consensus target price of £147.50, indicating a potential upside of 94.39%. Given Flutter Entertainment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Whitbread.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Whitbread
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Flutter Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Whitbread beats Flutter Entertainment on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Whitbread compare to Entain PLC (GVC.L)?

Entain PLC (GVC.L) (LON:GVC) and Whitbread (LON:WTB) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Whitbread has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Entain PLC (GVC.L). Entain PLC (GVC.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitbread, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entain PLC (GVC.L)£3.40B0.00N/A-£26.80N/A
Whitbread£2.92B1.43£234.46M£122.4020.47

In the previous week, Whitbread had 4 more articles in the media than Entain PLC (GVC.L). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitbread and 0 mentions for Entain PLC (GVC.L). Whitbread's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Entain PLC (GVC.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Whitbread is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Entain PLC (GVC.L) Neutral
Whitbread Positive

Whitbread has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Entain PLC (GVC.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Whitbread's return on equity of 6.73% beat Entain PLC (GVC.L)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entain PLC (GVC.L)N/A N/A N/A
Whitbread 7.29%6.73%4.28%

Whitbread has a consensus price target of GBX 3,060.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Whitbread's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Whitbread is more favorable than Entain PLC (GVC.L).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entain PLC (GVC.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Whitbread
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

55.1% of Whitbread shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Whitbread shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Entain PLC (GVC.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share. Whitbread pays an annual dividend of GBX 97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Entain PLC (GVC.L) pays out -130.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitbread pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Whitbread beats Entain PLC (GVC.L) on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Whitbread compare to Paddy Power Betfair?

Paddy Power Betfair (LON:PPB) and Whitbread (LON:WTB) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Paddy Power Betfair pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Whitbread pays an annual dividend of GBX 97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Paddy Power Betfair pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitbread pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

55.1% of Whitbread shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Whitbread shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Whitbread has higher revenue and earnings than Paddy Power Betfair. Paddy Power Betfair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitbread, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Paddy Power Betfair£1.87B0.00N/A£240.40N/A
Whitbread£2.92B1.43£234.46M£122.4020.47

Whitbread has a consensus target price of GBX 3,060.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Whitbread's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Whitbread is more favorable than Paddy Power Betfair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Paddy Power Betfair
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Whitbread
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

In the previous week, Whitbread had 4 more articles in the media than Paddy Power Betfair. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitbread and 0 mentions for Paddy Power Betfair. Whitbread's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Paddy Power Betfair's score of 0.00 indicating that Whitbread is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Paddy Power Betfair Neutral
Whitbread Positive

Whitbread has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Paddy Power Betfair's net margin of 0.00%. Whitbread's return on equity of 6.73% beat Paddy Power Betfair's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Paddy Power BetfairN/A N/A N/A
Whitbread 7.29%6.73%4.28%

Summary

Whitbread beats Paddy Power Betfair on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Whitbread compare to Entain?

Entain (LON:ENT) and Whitbread (LON:WTB) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

78.0% of Entain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of Whitbread shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Entain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Whitbread shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Entain presently has a consensus price target of GBX 992.43, suggesting a potential upside of 84.33%. Whitbread has a consensus price target of GBX 3,060.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Entain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Entain is more favorable than Whitbread.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entain
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Whitbread
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Whitbread pays an annual dividend of GBX 97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Entain pays out -18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitbread pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Entain has a beta of 0.762, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Whitbread has a beta of 0.648, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Whitbread had 4 more articles in the media than Entain. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitbread and 0 mentions for Entain. Whitbread's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Entain's score of -0.07 indicating that Whitbread is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Entain Neutral
Whitbread Positive

Whitbread has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Entain. Entain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitbread, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entain£5.43B0.63-£473.03M-£104.30N/A
Whitbread£2.92B1.43£234.46M£122.4020.47

Whitbread has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Entain's net margin of -11.17%. Whitbread's return on equity of 6.73% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entain-11.17% -68.47% 2.20%
Whitbread 7.29%6.73%4.28%

Summary

Whitbread beats Entain on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Whitbread compare to TUI?

Whitbread (LON:WTB) and TUI (LON:TUI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Whitbread pays an annual dividend of GBX 97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. TUI pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share. Whitbread pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TUI pays out 2,542.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitbread is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Whitbread currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,060.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.18%. Given Whitbread's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Whitbread is more favorable than TUI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Whitbread
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
TUI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Whitbread£2.92B1.43£234.46M£122.4020.47
TUI£21.71B0.00£509.40M£1.77N/A

In the previous week, Whitbread and Whitbread both had 4 articles in the media. Whitbread's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat TUI's score of 0.20 indicating that Whitbread is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Whitbread
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TUI
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

55.1% of Whitbread shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of TUI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Whitbread shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of TUI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Whitbread has a net margin of 7.29% compared to TUI's net margin of 2.35%. TUI's return on equity of 417.73% beat Whitbread's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Whitbread7.29% 6.73% 4.28%
TUI 2.35%417.73%3.05%

Whitbread has a beta of 0.648, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TUI has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its share price is 132% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Whitbread beats TUI on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WTB vs. The Competition

MetricWhitbreadHotels, Restaurants & Leisure IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.19B£8.37B£13.22B£2.93B
Dividend Yield4.00%3.71%56.30%6.17%
P/E Ratio20.4723.0446.69367.36
Price / Sales1.43338.2192.8683,460.65
Price / Cash4.5722.3629.1127.89
Price / Book1.314.896.027.12
Net Income£234.46M£260.60M£445.73M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.91%0.71%-0.19%0.95%
1 Month Performance2.79%3.76%2.16%3.34%
1 Year Performance-20.17%-3.50%-1.88%22.13%

Whitbread Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WTB
Whitbread
4.1773 of 5 stars
GBX 2,505
+1.2%
GBX 3,060.63
+22.2%
-22.7%£4.19B£2.92B20.4739,000
FLTR
Flutter Entertainment
2.471 of 5 stars
GBX 7,588
-0.2%
£147.50
+94.4%
-65.7%£13.16B£17.02BN/A23,053
GVC
Entain PLC (GVC.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£6.08B£3.40BN/A13,345
PPB
Paddy Power Betfair
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901
ENT
Entain
3.9133 of 5 stars
GBX 556.20
-0.1%
GBX 992.43
+78.4%
-38.6%£3.56B£5.43BN/A21,212

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