QSR vs. HLT, YUMC, IHG, CAVA, HTHT, BROS, ARMK, WH, WING, and RRR
Should you be buying Restaurant Brands International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Restaurant Brands International include Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Yum China (YUMC), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), CAVA Group (CAVA), H World Group (HTHT), Dutch Bros (BROS), Aramark (ARMK), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Wingstop (WING), and Red Rock Resorts (RRR). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
Restaurant Brands International vs.
Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
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.
82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Hilton Worldwide had 21 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Hilton Worldwide and 18 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Hilton Worldwide's score of 1.02 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hilton Worldwide received 138 more outperform votes than Restaurant Brands International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.79% of users gave Hilton Worldwide an outperform vote while only 60.51% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.
Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus target price of $75.27, suggesting a potential upside of 14.27%. Hilton Worldwide has a consensus target price of $242.56, suggesting a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Restaurant Brands International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.
Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Hilton Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 78.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hilton Worldwide pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hilton Worldwide beats Restaurant Brands International on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:QSR) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff