H vs. CHH, IHG, MGM, HTHT, WYNN, CZR, RRR, BYD, WH, and LVS
Should you be buying Hyatt Hotels stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hyatt Hotels include Choice Hotels International (CHH), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), MGM Resorts International (MGM), H World Group (HTHT), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), and Las Vegas Sands (LVS). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Hyatt Hotels received 326 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.28% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote while only 41.07% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 6 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 5 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.42 indicating that Choice Hotels International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hyatt Hotels pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Choice Hotels International pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Choice Hotels International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Choice Hotels International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hyatt Hotels. 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 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hyatt Hotels presently has a consensus target price of $140.53, suggesting a potential downside of 7.53%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus target price of $131.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. Given Choice Hotels International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Choice Hotels International is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.
Choice Hotels International has a net margin of 16.74% compared to Hyatt Hotels' net margin of 3.30%. Choice Hotels International's return on equity of 594.23% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.
71.0% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Hyatt Hotels and Choice Hotels International tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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