Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Competitors $70.56 +0.63 (+0.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.26 -0.29 (-0.42%) As of 04:10 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend VAC or HST? Marriott Vacations Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $92.67, indicating a potential upside of 31.33%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $17.88, indicating a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher possible upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Host Hotels & Resorts 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 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 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher 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$5.08B0.48$218M$6.6510.61Host Hotels & Resorts$5.68B1.99$697M$0.9417.54 Which has more risk & volatility, VAC or HST? Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor VAC or HST? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 11 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.93 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Host Hotels & Resorts 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 4.5%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 14 of the 20 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$2.44B$8.59B$8.31B$22.05BDividend Yield4.57%2.31%3.05%3.59%P/E Ratio10.6117.5218.5833.08Price / Sales0.4813.026.5960.15Price / Cash5.8411.0116.3724.22Price / Book1.013.634.904.68Net Income$218M$319.90M$255.94M$1.01B7 Day Performance5.55%1.22%2.26%2.22%1 Month Performance-3.06%3.22%-2.26%1.18%1 Year Performance-7.99%-6.10%39.98%13.47% Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.587 of 5 stars$70.56+0.9%$92.67+31.3%-7.6%$2.44B$5.08B10.6122,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.1723 of 5 stars$16.49+1.3%$17.88+8.4%-4.3%$11.19B$5.68B17.54160News CoveragePositive NewsMARMarriott International4.0036 of 5 stars$260.00-0.3%$281.67+8.3%+4.6%$70.81B$25.10B29.31418,000Analyst ForecastDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.974 of 5 stars$7.80+0.8%$8.63+10.6%-10.1%$1.58B$1.13B29.9830News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHHyatt Hotels4.1577 of 5 stars$147.89+1.7%$151.24+2.3%+0.2%$13.88B$6.65B35.13227,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHGVHilton Grand Vacations3.8168 of 5 stars$42.69-1.9%$53.29+24.8%+23.4%$3.88B$4.98B77.6121,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHLTHilton Worldwide4.5077 of 5 stars$260.93+0.3%$270.31+3.6%+14.5%$61.21B$11.17B40.08181,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.9154 of 5 stars$10.81+0.2%$12.20+12.9%-10.4%$1.28B$1.45B-18.6360News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.8275 of 5 stars$10.88+0.7%$12.00+10.3%-18.4%$2.16B$2.60B40.3190News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsRLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.634 of 5 stars$7.08+2.2%$9.10+28.5%-22.6%$1.05B$1.37B33.7280Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTNLTravel + Leisure4.9814 of 5 stars$60.16+0.1%$62.30+3.6%+37.9%$3.90B$3.86B10.3719,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade 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 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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