TNL vs. MAR, DRH, H, HGV, HLT, PK, RLJ, VAC, WH, and XHR
Should you be buying Travel + Leisure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Travel + Leisure include Marriott International (MAR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR).
Travel + Leisure vs. Its Competitors
Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Travel + Leisure (NYSE:TNL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Travel + Leisure has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 9.60%. Travel + Leisure's return on equity of -47.47% beat Marriott International's return on equity.
Marriott International currently has a consensus target price of $282.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.20%. Travel + Leisure has a consensus target price of $62.30, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Marriott International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marriott International is more favorable than Travel + Leisure.
Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leisure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marriott International has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travel + Leisure has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Marriott International had 20 more articles in the media than Travel + Leisure. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Marriott International and 6 mentions for Travel + Leisure. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Travel + Leisure's score of 0.45 indicating that Marriott International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Travel + Leisure pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Marriott International pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Travel + Leisure pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Marriott International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Travel + Leisure has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Travel + Leisure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
70.7% of Marriott International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Travel + Leisure shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Marriott International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Travel + Leisure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Marriott International beats Travel + Leisure on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:TNL) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
