CHH vs. H, BYD, WH, MLCO, RRR, PENN, TNL, CZR, IHG, and WYNN
Should you be buying Choice Hotels International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Choice Hotels International include Hyatt Hotels (H), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and Wynn Resorts (WYNN). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Choice Hotels International vs.
Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.
46.9% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.2% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hyatt Hotels presently has a consensus target price of $121.57, indicating a potential upside of 17.35%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus target price of $123.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Hyatt Hotels' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Choice Hotels International.
In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 3 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 9 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.18 indicating that Choice Hotels International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Choice Hotels International has a net margin of 23.69% compared to Hyatt Hotels' net margin of 7.72%. Choice Hotels International's return on equity of 99.85% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.
Hyatt Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyatt Hotels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hyatt Hotels received 320 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.78% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote while only 42.66% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.
Summary
Hyatt Hotels beats Choice Hotels International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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