HLT vs. LVS, MAR, HTHT, H, IHG, WYNN, CZR, EA, LULU, and WBD
Should you be buying Hilton Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hilton Worldwide include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Marriott International (MAR), H World Group (HTHT), Hyatt Hotels (H), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Electronic Arts (EA), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Hilton Worldwide vs.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 5 more articles in the media than Hilton Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 6 mentions for Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.43 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Las Vegas Sands received 465 more outperform votes than Hilton Worldwide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.61% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 71.45% of users gave Hilton Worldwide an outperform vote.
Hilton Worldwide has a net margin of 13.36% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of -10.42%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of -10.21% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.
Las Vegas Sands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hilton Worldwide. Las Vegas Sands 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 has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $152.81, indicating a potential upside of 7.98%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.71%. Given Las Vegas Sands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.
95.7% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Hilton Worldwide and Las Vegas Sands tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HLT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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