HLT vs. QSR, IHG, YUMC, BROS, HTHT, ARMK, WING, CAVA, WH, and CHA
Should you be buying Hilton Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hilton Worldwide include Restaurant Brands International (QSR), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Yum China (YUMC), Dutch Bros (BROS), H World Group (HTHT), Aramark (ARMK), Wingstop (WING), CAVA Group (CAVA), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), and Chagee (CHA). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
Hilton Worldwide vs. Its Competitors
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
Hilton Worldwide has a net margin of 13.74% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 12.15%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.53% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.
Hilton Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $245.56, indicating a potential downside of 3.15%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $75.91, indicating a potential upside of 12.33%. Given Restaurant Brands International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.
In the previous week, Hilton Worldwide had 3 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hilton Worldwide and 5 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Hilton Worldwide's score of 0.73 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hilton Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hilton Worldwide received 138 more outperform votes than Restaurant Brands International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.78% of users gave Hilton Worldwide an outperform vote while only 60.48% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.
Hilton Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Hilton Worldwide pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 84.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Restaurant Brands International has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Restaurant Brands International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hilton Worldwide beats Restaurant Brands International on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:HLT) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
