Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Is CCL or H more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 11.94% compared to Carnival's net margin of 9.72%. Carnival's return on equity of 27.88% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival	9.72%	27.88%	5.20%
Hyatt Hotels	11.94%	8.98%	2.62%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CCL or H?

67.2% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Carnival 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCL or H?

Carnival has a beta of 2.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CCL or H?

Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Hyatt Hotels. Carnival 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
Carnival	$25.02B	1.40	$1.92B	$1.85	16.19
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	2.12	$1.30B	$7.70	19.14

Does the media refer more to CCL or H?

In the previous week, Carnival had 17 more articles in the media than Hyatt Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Carnival and 32 mentions for Hyatt Hotels. Carnival's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.59 indicating that Carnival is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival	27 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyatt Hotels	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CCL or H?

Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $28.65, suggesting a potential downside of 4.38%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus price target of $150.63, suggesting a potential upside of 2.22%. Given Hyatt Hotels' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Carnival.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Hyatt Hotels	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Summary

Carnival beats Hyatt Hotels on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.