Choice Hotels International (CHH) Competitors

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to H or CHH?

In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 6 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 2 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.21 indicating that Choice Hotels International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hyatt Hotels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Choice Hotels International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is H or CHH a better dividend stock?

Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Hyatt Hotels pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Choice Hotels International pays out 17.6% 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. Hyatt Hotels has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, H or CHH?

Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer H or CHH?

Hyatt Hotels currently has a consensus price target of $149.72, suggesting a potential upside of 11.57%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus price target of $132.15, suggesting a potential upside of 2.03%. Given Hyatt Hotels' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Choice Hotels International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hyatt Hotels	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Choice Hotels International	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, H or CHH?

Hyatt Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Choice Hotels International. Hyatt Hotels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Choice Hotels International, 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
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	1.93	$1.30B	$7.70	17.43
Choice Hotels International	$1.59B	3.79	$258.51M	$6.55	19.77

Does the MarketBeat Community favor H or CHH?

Hyatt Hotels received 345 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.82% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote while only 39.39% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hyatt Hotels	Outperform Votes 629 56.82%	Underperform Votes 478 43.18%
Choice Hotels International	Outperform Votes 284 39.39%	Underperform Votes 437 60.61%

Is H or CHH more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 19.50% compared to Choice Hotels International's net margin of 18.91%. Hyatt Hotels' return on equity of 9.81% beat Choice Hotels International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hyatt Hotels	19.50%	9.81%	2.97%
Choice Hotels International	18.91%	-472.31%	13.20%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in H or CHH?

73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hyatt Hotels beats Choice Hotels International on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.