Marcus (MCS) Competitors

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, MCS or VAC?

Marcus has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MCS or VAC?

81.6% of Marcus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Marcus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MCS or VAC more profitable?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Marcus' net margin of -1.44%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 10.89% beat Marcus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marcus	-1.44%	1.39%	0.61%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	4.20%	10.89%	2.67%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCS or VAC?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide received 38 more outperform votes than Marcus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.27% of users gave Marcus an outperform vote while only 63.42% of users gave Marriott Vacations Worldwide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marcus	Outperform Votes 444 71.27%	Underperform Votes 179 28.73%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	Outperform Votes 482 63.42%	Underperform Votes 278 36.58%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MCS or VAC?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Marcus. Marcus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott Vacations Worldwide, 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
Marcus	$735.56M	0.71	$14.79M	-$0.26	-63.19
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	$4.97B	0.40	$254M	$5.62	10.16

Does the media refer more to MCS or VAC?

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 6 more articles in the media than Marcus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 5 mentions for Marcus. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Marcus' score of 0.59 indicating that Marriott Vacations Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marcus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MCS or VAC a better dividend stock?

Marcus pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Marcus pays out -107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out 56.2% 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.

Do analysts rate MCS or VAC?

Marcus currently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 42.02%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus target price of $94.38, indicating a potential upside of 65.36%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Marcus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marcus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide beats Marcus on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.