Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Competitors $77.94 +1.21 (+1.58%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.94 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 09/16/2025 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VAC vs. HST, MAR, DRH, H, HGV, HLT, PEB, PK, RLJ, and TNLShould you be buying Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marriott Vacations Worldwide include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Marriott International (MAR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). Marriott Vacations Worldwide vs. Its Competitors Host Hotels & Resorts Marriott International DiamondRock Hospitality Hyatt Hotels Hilton Grand Vacations Hilton Worldwide Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Park Hotels & Resorts RLJ Lodging Trust Travel + Leisure Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VAC or HST? 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VAC or HST? Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarriott Vacations Worldwide$4.97B0.54$218M$6.6511.72Host Hotels & Resorts$5.68B2.14$697M$0.9418.79 Do analysts rate VAC or HST? Marriott Vacations Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $90.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.11%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.77, suggesting a potential upside of 0.64%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Host Hotels & Resorts 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Which has more risk & volatility, VAC or HST? Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to VAC or HST? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 16 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 7 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 1.29 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marriott Vacations Worldwide 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Host Hotels & Resorts 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VAC or HST more profitable? Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of 5.10%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 11.74% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marriott Vacations Worldwide5.10% 11.74% 2.92% Host Hotels & Resorts 11.12%9.90%5.07% Is VAC or HST a better dividend stock? Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryHost Hotels & Resorts beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Marriott Vacations Worldwide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarriott Vacations WorldwideLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.66B$8.71B$8.41B$21.51BDividend Yield4.12%2.18%2.97%3.50%P/E Ratio11.7217.2818.5229.83Price / Sales0.547.975.6953.44Price / Cash6.2311.4617.2024.76Price / Book1.113.915.084.53Net Income$218M$330.50M$255.59M$998.53M7 Day Performance1.87%0.70%1.91%1.09%1 Month Performance3.88%1.53%18.39%4.39%1 Year Performance5.44%1.25%50.61%13.83% Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.4815 of 5 stars$77.94+1.6%$90.50+16.1%+8.3%$2.66B$4.97B11.7222,300Positive NewsHSTHost Hotels & Resorts3.9836 of 5 stars$17.39-0.2%$17.77+2.2%+1.1%$11.98B$5.68B18.50160Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementMARMarriott International4.0979 of 5 stars$268.07+1.3%$281.26+4.9%+15.2%$71.85B$25.10B30.22418,000DRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.7687 of 5 stars$8.45-1.6%$8.63+2.1%-2.8%$1.76B$1.12B32.4830Positive NewsHHyatt Hotels4.2232 of 5 stars$145.13+0.1%$151.89+4.7%-1.2%$13.84B$6.65B34.47227,000HGVHilton Grand Vacations3.7359 of 5 stars$47.40+0.6%$53.29+12.4%+24.3%$4.20B$4.98B86.1821,800Positive NewsHLTHilton Worldwide4.2474 of 5 stars$277.36+1.9%$264.40-4.7%+25.6%$64.04B$11.17B42.61181,000Positive NewsPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.3747 of 5 stars$11.58-1.8%$11.89+2.7%-10.5%$1.40B$1.47B-19.9660News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.878 of 5 stars$11.90-0.9%$12.22+2.8%-14.0%$2.40B$2.60B44.0690RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.54 of 5 stars$7.74-1.8%$9.50+22.8%-16.0%$1.19B$1.37B36.8380Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTNLTravel + Leisure4.8477 of 5 stars$62.88+0.3%$62.30-0.9%+46.6%$4.07B$3.86B10.8419,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Host Hotels & Resorts Alternatives Marriott International Alternatives DiamondRock Hospitality Alternatives Hyatt Hotels Alternatives Hilton Grand Vacations Alternatives Hilton Worldwide Alternatives Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Alternatives Park Hotels & Resorts Alternatives RLJ Lodging Trust Alternatives Travel + Leisure Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VAC) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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