Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA) Competitors

Playa Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:PLYA) and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PLYA or WH?

74.6% of Playa Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Playa Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLYA or WH?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts received 152 more outperform votes than Playa Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.77% of users gave Wyndham Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote while only 62.39% of users gave Playa Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Playa Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 219 62.39%	Underperform Votes 132 37.61%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 371 62.77%	Underperform Votes 220 37.23%

Does the media refer more to PLYA or WH?

In the previous week, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than Playa Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and 12 mentions for Playa Hotels & Resorts. Playa Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.89 indicating that Playa Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Playa Hotels & Resorts	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLYA or WH?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Playa Hotels & Resorts. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Playa Hotels & Resorts, 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
Playa Hotels & Resorts	$938.57M	1.76	$53.85M	$0.54	24.86
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.41B	4.69	$289M	$3.63	23.47

Do analysts rate PLYA or WH?

Playa Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $12.10, indicating a potential downside of 9.87%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $111.33, indicating a potential upside of 30.68%. Given Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Playa Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Playa Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has more volatility & risk, PLYA or WH?

Playa Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PLYA or WH more profitable?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 20.51% compared to Playa Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 6.84%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 54.86% beat Playa Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Playa Hotels & Resorts	6.84%	14.12%	4.08%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	20.51%	54.86%	8.37%

Summary

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts beats Playa Hotels & Resorts on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.