Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Competitors $64.79 -3.63 (-5.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.92 +0.13 (+0.20%) As of 06:00 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 Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend HST or VAC? Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $17.88, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus target price of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.69%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher possible upside, 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 Host Hotels & Resorts 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is HST or VAC 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 Host Hotels & Resorts11.12% 9.90% 5.07% Marriott Vacations Worldwide 5.10%11.74%2.92% Which has more risk and volatility, HST or VAC? Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HST or VAC? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 12 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 1.16 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Host Hotels & Resorts 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Marriott Vacations Worldwide 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HST or VAC a better dividend stock? Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Marriott Vacations Worldwide has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HST or VAC? 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HST or VAC? 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 RatioHost Hotels & Resorts$5.93B1.91$697M$0.9417.48Marriott Vacations Worldwide$4.97B0.45$218M$6.659.74 SummaryHost Hotels & Resorts beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$2.24B$8.37B$8.33B$21.95BDividend Yield4.60%2.25%3.00%3.56%P/E Ratio9.7416.8718.0729.65Price / Sales0.458.096.2197.88Price / Cash5.5710.8014.8718.33Price / Book0.933.554.854.61Net Income$218M$319.90M$256.85M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.75%-3.76%-1.96%0.13%1 Month Performance-17.77%-8.10%-0.25%2.32%1 Year Performance-12.37%-7.62%46.57%13.85% Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.6052 of 5 stars$64.79-5.3%$90.50+39.7%-10.3%$2.24B$4.97B9.7422,300Positive NewsHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.2613 of 5 stars$17.43-0.7%$17.77+2.0%-6.9%$12.07B$5.68B18.54160Positive NewsMARMarriott International4.0445 of 5 stars$266.82+1.0%$281.26+5.4%+6.8%$71.72B$25.10B30.08418,000DRHDiamondRock Hospitality2.0044 of 5 stars$8.09-0.2%$8.63+6.7%-13.6%$1.66B$1.13B31.1030Positive NewsHHyatt Hotels4.1742 of 5 stars$144.36+1.6%$152.68+5.8%-3.8%$13.57B$6.65B34.29227,000HGVHilton Grand Vacations4.0103 of 5 stars$43.30-0.4%$53.29+23.1%+20.1%$3.87B$4.98B78.7321,800Positive NewsHLTHilton Worldwide4.3863 of 5 stars$262.78+0.4%$265.88+1.2%+11.3%$61.56B$11.17B40.37181,000Positive NewsPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.9796 of 5 stars$11.58+0.9%$12.22+5.6%-18.1%$1.36B$1.45B-19.9660Positive NewsPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.9189 of 5 stars$11.520.0%$12.20+5.9%-24.4%$2.30B$2.60B42.6590Analyst ForecastRLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.3931 of 5 stars$7.36-1.1%$9.50+29.1%-25.2%$1.12B$1.37B35.0380TNLTravel + Leisure4.8144 of 5 stars$60.61+0.4%$62.30+2.8%+31.7%$3.92B$3.86B10.4519,000 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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