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MAR vs. BKNG, CROX, CZR, BYD, CHH, H, HLT, MGM, RCL, and VAC

Should you be buying Marriott International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marriott International include Booking (BKNG), Crocs (CROX), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC).

Marriott International vs. Its Competitors

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Booking has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 9.60%. Marriott International's return on equity of -93.44% beat Booking's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott International9.60% -93.44% 10.14%
Booking 19.23%-134.19%24.16%

70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Booking shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Booking shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Booking had 37 more articles in the media than Marriott International. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Booking and 25 mentions for Marriott International. Booking's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Marriott International's score of 1.15 indicating that Booking is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marriott International
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Booking
37 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Marriott International has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booking has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Booking pays an annual dividend of $38.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Marriott International pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Booking pays out 26.7% 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. Marriott International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Booking has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Marriott International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marriott International$25.10B2.82$2.38B$8.8729.41
Booking$23.74B6.92$5.88B$143.7935.26

Marriott International presently has a consensus price target of $282.63, indicating a potential upside of 8.35%. Booking has a consensus price target of $5,808.81, indicating a potential upside of 14.57%. Given Booking's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Booking is more favorable than Marriott International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott International
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Booking
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

Summary

Booking beats Marriott International on 14 of the 19 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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MAR vs. The Competition

MetricMarriott InternationalHOTELS & MOTELS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$70.81B$13.68B$8.35B$10.55B
Dividend Yield1.03%1.79%3.10%4.83%
P/E Ratio29.4119.4718.0227.06
Price / Sales2.824.296.19132.30
Price / Cash23.0031.5714.3430.35
Price / Book-24.224.934.916.58
Net Income$2.38B$462.58M$256.63M$276.84M
7 Day Performance-0.92%-0.54%-0.08%-0.72%
1 Month Performance-2.86%-1.59%-5.16%2.16%
1 Year Performance-1.79%6.48%31.91%34.63%

Marriott International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MAR
Marriott International
4.2332 of 5 stars
$260.85
+0.7%
$282.63
+8.4%
-1.8%$70.81B$25.10B29.41418,000Positive News
BKNG
Booking
4.6394 of 5 stars
$5,253.85
+1.7%
$5,808.81
+10.6%
+16.5%$170.28B$23.74B36.5424,300Trending News
CROX
Crocs
3.6338 of 5 stars
$81.49
+6.2%
$102.00
+25.2%
-40.5%$4.45B$4.14B21.857,910
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.3647 of 5 stars
$22.03
+0.8%
$42.20
+91.6%
-52.5%$4.58B$11.25B-23.9522,000Analyst Forecast
BYD
Boyd Gaming
4.2433 of 5 stars
$82.08
+0.7%
$87.83
+7.0%
+26.6%$6.58B$3.93B12.6316,129Upcoming Earnings
CHH
Choice Hotels International
4.3072 of 5 stars
$100.96
+2.2%
$127.92
+26.7%
-26.0%$4.67B$1.58B15.531,700
H
Hyatt Hotels
4.0153 of 5 stars
$145.95
+2.3%
$152.68
+4.6%
-5.4%$13.94B$6.76B34.67227,000
HLT
Hilton Worldwide
4.453 of 5 stars
$263.62
+1.6%
$265.69
+0.8%
+9.0%$62.00B$11.48B40.49181,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.6315 of 5 stars
$31.57
+0.9%
$48.61
+54.0%
-23.3%$8.59B$17.21B17.3563,000Trending News
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.8886 of 5 stars
$305.83
+0.4%
$326.95
+6.9%
+50.3%$83.07B$17.18B22.93106,000Positive News
VAC
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4.5986 of 5 stars
$64.98
+4.0%
$90.50
+39.3%
-15.8%$2.25B$4.97B9.7722,300Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:MAR) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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