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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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, 1.4% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer HLT or QSR?

Hilton Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $264.40, indicating a potential upside of 0.74%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable 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
Hilton Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Which has better earnings and 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	5.38	$1.54B	$6.51	40.32
Restaurant Brands International	$9.11B	2.32	$1.02B	$2.64	24.45

Does the media favor HLT or QSR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 16 more articles in the media than Hilton Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 27 mentions for Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.55 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hilton Worldwide	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 29.83% 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%	29.83%	5.88%

Which has more risk and volatility, HLT or QSR?

Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.8%. 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.

Summary

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