Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) Competitors

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) and Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, HTHT or HGV?

H World Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HTHT or HGV?

In the previous week, Hilton Grand Vacations had 6 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hilton Grand Vacations and 7 mentions for H World Group. Hilton Grand Vacations' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat H World Group's score of 0.87 indicating that Hilton Grand Vacations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H World Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hilton Grand Vacations	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HTHT or HGV?

H World Group presently has a consensus target price of $42.80, indicating a potential upside of 25.96%. Hilton Grand Vacations has a consensus target price of $44.63, indicating a potential upside of 30.52%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hilton Grand Vacations is more favorable than H World Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Hilton Grand Vacations	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HTHT or HGV?

46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HTHT or HGV?

H World Group received 132 more outperform votes than Hilton Grand Vacations when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave H World Group an outperform vote while only 61.27% of users gave Hilton Grand Vacations an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
H World Group	Outperform Votes 488 68.06%	Underperform Votes 229 31.94%
Hilton Grand Vacations	Outperform Votes 356 61.27%	Underperform Votes 225 38.73%

Is HTHT or HGV more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Hilton Grand Vacations' net margin of 2.01%. H World Group's return on equity of 30.41% beat Hilton Grand Vacations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H World Group	15.97%	30.41%	6.04%
Hilton Grand Vacations	2.01%	16.44%	3.19%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HTHT or HGV?

H World Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hilton Grand Vacations. H World Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Grand Vacations, 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
H World Group	$23.89B	0.45	$575M	$1.34	25.36
Hilton Grand Vacations	$4.98B	0.65	$313M	$0.45	75.98

Summary

H World Group beats Hilton Grand Vacations on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.