Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Competitors $79.39 +5.44 (+7.36%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.36 -0.03 (-0.04%) As of 08/22/2025 06:17 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VAC or HST? 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Do analysts prefer VAC or HST? Marriott Vacations Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $90.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.49%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 preferable valuation and earnings, 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$4.97B0.55$218M$6.6511.94Host Hotels & Resorts$5.93B1.96$697M$0.9417.99 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 4.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has raised 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. Which has more volatility & risk, VAC or HST? Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor VAC or HST? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 12 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 1.05 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Host Hotels & Resorts 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VAC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$2.56B$8.47B$8.29B$20.92BDividend Yield4.27%2.17%3.11%3.58%P/E Ratio11.9418.3918.0229.13Price / Sales0.552.465.5253.00Price / Cash6.0011.5516.6323.54Price / Book1.117.324.725.45Net Income$218M$329.26M$226.48M$992.10M7 Day Performance5.81%2.41%15.33%2.61%1 Month Performance-6.52%2.66%11.88%1.46%1 Year Performance7.17%5.12%46.40%10.72% Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.2016 of 5 stars$79.39+7.4%$90.50+14.0%+9.9%$2.56B$4.97B11.9422,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHSTHost Hotels & Resorts3.9251 of 5 stars$15.31-0.3%$17.88+16.8%-1.1%$10.55B$5.68B16.29160News CoveragePositive NewsMARMarriott International3.6181 of 5 stars$257.97-0.8%$280.89+8.9%+22.2%$70.56B$25.10B29.08418,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.2297 of 5 stars$7.60+0.2%$8.50+11.9%-0.5%$1.56B$1.13B29.2130Positive NewsHHyatt Hotels4.4282 of 5 stars$134.96-0.7%$152.26+12.8%-0.8%$12.97B$6.65B32.06227,000Positive NewsHGVHilton Grand Vacations3.9332 of 5 stars$43.52-0.4%$53.43+22.8%+24.7%$3.90B$4.98B79.1221,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementHLTHilton Worldwide4.416 of 5 stars$261.14-0.4%$264.40+1.2%+28.4%$61.69B$11.17B40.11181,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradePEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust3.4115 of 5 stars$9.39-0.3%$11.78+25.5%-17.9%$1.12B$1.45B-16.1860News CoveragePositive NewsPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.031 of 5 stars$10.23+0.5%$12.11+18.4%-20.6%$2.03B$2.60B37.8790News CoveragePositive NewsRLJRLJ Lodging Trust3.9062 of 5 stars$7.03+1.1%$9.25+31.7%-17.2%$1.05B$1.37B33.4580Positive NewsTNLTravel + Leisure4.894 of 5 stars$58.03-1.4%$62.30+7.4%+46.2%$3.82B$3.86B10.0119,000Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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