Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, HLT or QSR?

Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLT or QSR 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
Hilton Worldwide	13.84%	-46.13%	11.38%
Restaurant Brands International	9.43%	29.54%	5.83%

Is HLT or QSR a better dividend stock?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLT or QSR?

95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HLT or QSR?

In the previous week, Hilton Worldwide had 17 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Hilton Worldwide and 8 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Hilton Worldwide's score of 1.13 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hilton Worldwide	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HLT or QSR?

Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $265.69, suggesting a potential upside of 2.80%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.04, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HLT or QSR?

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
Hilton Worldwide	$11.48B	5.29	$1.54B	$6.51	39.70
Restaurant Brands International	$9.11B	2.42	$1.02B	$2.64	25.50

Summary

Hilton Worldwide beats Restaurant Brands International on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.