MAR vs. FLUT, ROST, LVS, ONON, IHG, H, MGM, WYNN, WH, and CHH
Should you be buying Marriott International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marriott International include Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), Ross Stores (ROST), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), ON (ONON), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hyatt Hotels (H), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), and Choice Hotels International (CHH).
Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Marriott International had 22 more articles in the media than Flutter Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Marriott International and 12 mentions for Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Marriott International's score of 0.41 indicating that Flutter Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Marriott International has a net margin of 13.00% compared to Flutter Entertainment's net margin of 0.00%. Flutter Entertainment's return on equity of 0.00% beat Marriott International's return on equity.
Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Flutter Entertainment.
Marriott International has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Marriott International presently has a consensus price target of $231.87, indicating a potential downside of 6.70%. Flutter Entertainment has a consensus price target of $87.98, indicating a potential downside of 58.98%. Given Marriott International's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Marriott International is more favorable than Flutter Entertainment.
58.8% of Marriott International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Flutter Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Marriott International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Marriott International received 624 more outperform votes than Flutter Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.23% of users gave Marriott International an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave Flutter Entertainment an outperform vote.
Summary
Marriott International beats Flutter Entertainment on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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