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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$905.22M	1.83	$53.85M	$0.49	27.54
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.42B	4.61	$289M	$4.22	20.12

Does the media prefer PLYA or WH?

In the previous week, Playa Hotels & Resorts had 7 more articles in the media than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Playa Hotels & Resorts and 5 mentions for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Playa Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.93 indicating that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Playa Hotels & Resorts	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLYA or WH?

74.6% of Playa Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Playa Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are held by 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.

Do analysts prefer PLYA or WH?

Playa Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.08%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $108.48, indicating a potential upside of 27.74%. Given Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLYA or WH?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts received 154 more outperform votes than Playa Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.90% of users gave Wyndham Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave Playa Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Playa Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 219 62.22%	Underperform Votes 133 37.78%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 373 62.90%	Underperform Votes 220 37.10%

Which has more volatility and risk, PLYA or WH?

Playa Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less 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.