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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend QSR or HLT?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $75.68, suggesting a potential upside of 14.17%. Hilton Worldwide has a consensus price target of $249.06, suggesting a potential downside of 6.46%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Hilton Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is QSR or HLT more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide has a net margin of 13.90% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 10.82%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.94% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	10.82%	28.94%	5.72%
Hilton Worldwide	13.90%	-49.50%	11.13%

Does the media prefer QSR or HLT?

In the previous week, Hilton Worldwide had 17 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Hilton Worldwide and 9 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.75 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hilton Worldwide	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, QSR or HLT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	2.58	$1.02B	$2.95	22.47
Hilton Worldwide	$11.17B	5.66	$1.54B	$6.34	42.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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. 1.4% 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.

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 84.1% 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 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.