Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) are both large-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, QSR or HLT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.63	$1.02B	$2.64	25.55
Hilton Worldwide	$11.17B	5.60	$1.54B	$6.51	40.85

Does the media refer more to QSR or HLT?

In the previous week, Hilton Worldwide had 26 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Hilton Worldwide and 8 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Hilton Worldwide's score of 0.90 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hilton Worldwide	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in QSR or HLT?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QSR or HLT more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide has a net margin of 13.84% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 9.43%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 29.54% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	9.43%	29.54%	5.83%
Hilton Worldwide	13.84%	-46.13%	11.38%

Do analysts prefer QSR or HLT?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus target price of $75.42, suggesting a potential upside of 11.79%. Hilton Worldwide has a consensus target price of $270.31, suggesting a potential upside of 1.66%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Hilton Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Is QSR or HLT a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Hilton Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 93.9% 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 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, QSR or HLT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock 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.