Airbnb (ABNB) Competitors

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, MAR or ABNB?

Marriott International has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MAR or ABNB?

Marriott International presently has a consensus target price of $276.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.86%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $141.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Marriott International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marriott International	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Airbnb	4 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MAR or ABNB?

70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MAR or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 24 more articles in the media than Marriott International. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Airbnb and 38 mentions for Marriott International. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Airbnb's score of 0.96 indicating that Marriott International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marriott International	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	34 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MAR or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 9.46%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.29% beat Marriott International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marriott International	9.46%	-116.67%	10.24%
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAR or ABNB?

Marriott International received 664 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.69% of users gave Marriott International an outperform vote while only 37.19% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marriott International	Outperform Votes 844 59.69%	Underperform Votes 570 40.31%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 180 37.19%	Underperform Votes 304 62.81%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MAR or ABNB?

Airbnb has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marriott International. Marriott International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, 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
Marriott International	$25.39B	2.90	$2.38B	$8.78	30.63
Airbnb	$11.23B	7.40	$2.65B	$3.96	33.49

Summary

Airbnb beats Marriott International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.