Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts prefer CROX or H?

Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $108.92, indicating a potential upside of 29.62%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus price target of $152.26, indicating a potential upside of 6.34%. Given Crocs' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Hyatt Hotels	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to CROX or H?

In the previous week, Crocs had 22 more articles in the media than Hyatt Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Crocs and 36 mentions for Hyatt Hotels. Hyatt Hotels' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Crocs' score of 0.01 indicating that Hyatt Hotels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hyatt Hotels	12 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CROX or H?

Crocs has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better 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	1.12	$950.07M	$3.73	22.53
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	2.06	$1.30B	$4.21	34.01

Summary

Hyatt Hotels beats Crocs on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.