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MTN vs. MAR, HLT, PK, NCLH, PLNT, LTH, CZR, MSGS, ATAT, and CUK

Should you be buying Vail Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vail Resorts include Marriott International (MAR), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), and Carnival (CUK).

Vail Resorts vs. Its Competitors

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marriott International$25.10B2.91$2.38B$8.8730.37
Vail Resorts$2.96B1.89$280M$7.4121.06

Marriott International has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Marriott International presently has a consensus target price of $282.63, indicating a potential upside of 4.91%. Vail Resorts has a consensus target price of $174.90, indicating a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Vail Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Marriott International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott International
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Vail Resorts
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Marriott International had 6 more articles in the media than Vail Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Marriott International and 21 mentions for Vail Resorts. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Vail Resorts' score of 0.16 indicating that Marriott International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marriott International
15 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Vail Resorts
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Vail Resorts pays an annual dividend of $8.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Marriott International pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vail Resorts pays out 119.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marriott International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Vail Resorts has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Marriott International has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Vail Resorts' net margin of 9.45%. Vail Resorts' return on equity of 31.54% beat Marriott International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott International9.60% -93.44% 10.14%
Vail Resorts 9.45%31.54%4.93%

Summary

Marriott International beats Vail Resorts on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MTN vs. The Competition

MetricVail ResortsLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.60B$8.17B$8.35B$22.08B
Dividend Yield5.69%2.27%3.03%3.57%
P/E Ratio21.0616.8718.2729.84
Price / Sales1.898.066.2189.68
Price / Cash9.7110.7216.7624.65
Price / Book7.433.524.954.65
Net Income$280M$319.90M$256.85M$1.01B
7 Day Performance1.36%-3.22%-1.08%0.58%
1 Month Performance2.71%-7.48%-0.31%3.12%
1 Year Performance-8.46%-6.65%46.44%15.48%

Vail Resorts Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTN
Vail Resorts
4.1058 of 5 stars
$156.08
+2.6%
$174.90
+12.1%
-12.4%$5.60B$2.96B21.066,800
MAR
Marriott International
3.9476 of 5 stars
$266.82
+1.0%
$281.26
+5.4%
+4.8%$71.72B$25.10B30.08418,000Analyst Forecast
HLT
Hilton Worldwide
4.3489 of 5 stars
$262.78
+0.4%
$265.88
+1.2%
+11.2%$61.56B$11.17B40.37181,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PK
Park Hotels & Resorts
3.9673 of 5 stars
$11.52
0.0%
$12.20
+5.9%
-23.4%$2.30B$2.60B42.6590Analyst Forecast
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.2703 of 5 stars
$24.76
-1.1%
$27.80
+12.3%
+19.0%$11.32B$9.48B17.0841,700Analyst Forecast
PLNT
Planet Fitness
4.3521 of 5 stars
$105.09
+1.4%
$111.54
+6.1%
+19.1%$8.73B$1.18B46.703,806Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LTH
Life Time Group
3.6241 of 5 stars
$28.04
+0.2%
$35.92
+28.1%
+5.4%$6.16B$2.62B27.4943,800
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.5188 of 5 stars
$27.87
+3.1%
$42.33
+51.9%
-44.6%$5.62B$11.25B-30.2922,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
MSGS
Madison Square Garden
3.2852 of 5 stars
$230.10
+2.9%
$258.83
+12.5%
+2.4%$5.37B$1.04B-250.101,007Analyst Forecast
ATAT
Atour Lifestyle
3.241 of 5 stars
$37.74
-0.1%
$38.90
+3.1%
+22.4%$5.22B$992.96M27.355,488News Coverage
CUK
Carnival
2.2697 of 5 stars
$26.61
-3.8%
N/A+60.0%$5.21B$25.02B14.38115,000High Trading Volume

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