Marriott International (MAR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MAR or ABNB?

Marriott International presently has a consensus price target of $275.15, suggesting a potential upside of 2.85%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $141.23, suggesting a potential upside of 1.80%. Given Marriott International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Marriott International is more favorable than Airbnb.

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	5 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	2.89	$2.38B	$8.78	30.47
Airbnb	$11.23B	7.74	$2.65B	$3.96	35.03

Does the media favor MAR or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 18 more articles in the media than Marriott International. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Airbnb and 19 mentions for Marriott International. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Marriott International's score of 0.78 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marriott International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	23 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MAR or ABNB?

Marriott International received 664 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.60% of users gave Marriott International an outperform vote while only 37.04% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marriott International	Outperform Votes 844 59.60%	Underperform Votes 572 40.40%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 180 37.04%	Underperform Votes 306 62.96%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MAR or ABNB?

Marriott International has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

Airbnb beats Marriott International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.