Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate H or CROX?

Hyatt Hotels presently has a consensus target price of $150.63, indicating a potential upside of 1.32%. Crocs has a consensus target price of $135.07, indicating a potential upside of 26.53%. Given Crocs' stronger consensus rating and 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
Hyatt Hotels	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has higher valuation and earnings, H or CROX?

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
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	2.13	$1.30B	$7.70	19.31
Crocs	$4.10B	1.46	$950.07M	$16.32	6.54

Does the media refer more to H or CROX?

In the previous week, Crocs had 7 more articles in the media than Hyatt Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Crocs and 6 mentions for Hyatt Hotels. Crocs' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.52 indicating that Crocs 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crocs	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, H or CROX?

Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is H or CROX more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Hyatt Hotels' net margin of 11.94%. Crocs' return on equity of 43.07% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hyatt Hotels	11.94%	8.98%	2.62%
Crocs	23.35%	43.07%	16.02%

Summary

Crocs beats Hyatt Hotels on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.