Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CROX or H?

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CROX or H more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 6.39% compared to Crocs' net margin of 5.72%. Crocs' return on equity of 44.15% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	5.72%	44.15%	16.12%
Hyatt Hotels	6.39%	6.54%	1.80%

Does the media favor CROX or H?

In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 4 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 2 mentions for Crocs. Crocs' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.67 indicating that Crocs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyatt Hotels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CROX or H?

Crocs has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CROX or H?

Crocs presently has a consensus price target of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.89%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus price target of $152.56, suggesting a potential upside of 4.75%. Given Crocs' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hyatt Hotels	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CROX or H?

Hyatt Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyatt Hotels, 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.11	$950.07M	$3.73	22.25
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	2.09	$1.30B	$4.21	34.59

Summary

Hyatt Hotels beats Crocs on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.