CHH vs. HST, MAR, H, HGV, HLT, TNL, VAC, WH, MCS, and RCL
Should you be buying Choice Hotels International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Choice Hotels International include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Marriott International (MAR), Hyatt Hotels (H), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Marcus (MCS), and Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL).
Choice Hotels International vs. Its Competitors
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Choice Hotels International has a net margin of 19.52% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 11.12%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Choice Hotels International's return on equity.
Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Choice Hotels International pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $17.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.36%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus target price of $127.92, indicating a potential upside of 25.25%. Given Choice Hotels International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Choice Hotels International is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.
In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 3 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Choice Hotels International's score of 0.20 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.
98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Host Hotels & Resorts beats Choice Hotels International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CHH) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff