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Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Competitors

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$71.74 -2.14 (-2.90%)
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VAC vs. MAR, APLE, DRH, H, and HGV

Should you buy Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Marriott Vacations Worldwide with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Marriott Vacations Worldwide include Marriott International (MAR), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Hyatt Hotels (H), and Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV).

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to Marriott International?

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Marriott International had 26 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Marriott International and 5 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.40 indicating that Marriott International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marriott International
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Marriott International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marriott International$26.58B3.63$2.60B$9.5338.40
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.03B0.49-$308M-$10.09N/A

Marriott International presently has a consensus target price of $381.64, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus target price of $80.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Marriott International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott International
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Marriott International has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Marriott International has a net margin of 9.72% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.72%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 11.37% beat Marriott International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott International9.72% -80.97% 10.21%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.72%11.37%2.58%

Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Marriott International pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -31.7% 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 increased its dividend for 3 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.

Summary

Marriott International beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to Apple Hospitality REIT?

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Apple Hospitality REIT presently has a consensus price target of $12.93, indicating a potential downside of 9.56%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus price target of $80.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Apple Hospitality REIT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apple Hospitality REIT
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 131.5% 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 -31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Apple Hospitality REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple Hospitality REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Apple Hospitality REIT$1.41B2.39$175.36M$0.7319.58
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.03B0.49-$308M-$10.09N/A

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 2 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 3 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple Hospitality REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.40 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple Hospitality REIT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 12.08% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.72%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 11.37% beat Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Apple Hospitality REIT12.08% 5.43% 3.50%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.72%11.37%2.58%

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT and Marriott Vacations Worldwide tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to DiamondRock Hospitality?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) and DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE:DRH) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of DiamondRock Hospitality shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 5 more articles in the media than DiamondRock Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 0 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality. DiamondRock Hospitality's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.40 indicating that DiamondRock Hospitality is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Neutral
DiamondRock Hospitality Very Positive

Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 76.6% 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 DiamondRock Hospitality 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.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $80.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. DiamondRock Hospitality has a consensus price target of $10.87, indicating a potential upside of 2.72%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than DiamondRock Hospitality.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
DiamondRock Hospitality
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

DiamondRock Hospitality has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiamondRock Hospitality, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.03B0.49-$308M-$10.09N/A
DiamondRock Hospitality$1.12B1.93$48.05M$0.4722.52

DiamondRock Hospitality has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.72%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 11.37% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott Vacations Worldwide-6.72% 11.37% 2.58%
DiamondRock Hospitality 5.69%4.04%2.05%

Summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to Hyatt Hotels?

Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of -0.48% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.72%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 11.37% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hyatt Hotels-0.48% 6.01% 1.50%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.72%11.37%2.58%

Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Hyatt Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Hyatt Hotels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott Vacations Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hyatt Hotels$7.10B2.30-$52M-$0.35N/A
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.03B0.49-$308M-$10.09N/A

Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Hyatt Hotels pays out -171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -31.7% 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. Hyatt Hotels has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Marriott Vacations Worldwide has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Hyatt Hotels currently has a consensus target price of $185.07, indicating a potential upside of 6.91%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus target price of $80.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hyatt Hotels
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 4 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 5 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Hyatt Hotels' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.40 indicating that Hyatt Hotels is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hyatt Hotels
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hyatt Hotels beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to Hilton Grand Vacations?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) and Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Hilton Grand Vacations had 4 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hilton Grand Vacations and 5 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Hilton Grand Vacations' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.40 indicating that Hilton Grand Vacations 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)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hilton Grand Vacations
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hilton Grand Vacations has a net margin of 3.16% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.72%. Hilton Grand Vacations' return on equity of 17.62% beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott Vacations Worldwide-6.72% 11.37% 2.58%
Hilton Grand Vacations 3.16%17.62%2.24%

Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Grand Vacations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.03B0.49-$308M-$10.09N/A
Hilton Grand Vacations$5.05B0.75$81M$1.8725.41

Marriott Vacations Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $80.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.49%. Hilton Grand Vacations has a consensus price target of $55.22, indicating a potential upside of 16.24%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hilton Grand Vacations is more favorable than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Hilton Grand Vacations
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market.

89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VAC vs. The Competition

MetricMarriott Vacations WorldwideLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.47B$7.85B$7.20B$22.90B
Dividend Yield4.55%2.83%3.06%4.13%
P/E Ratio-7.1215.4618.3329.83
Price / Sales0.497.213.6489.43
Price / Cash5.4210.4614.5824.44
Price / Book1.244.663.674.66
Net Income-$308M$362.25M$238.23M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.48%-0.89%0.03%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-7.83%-6.29%11.43%-0.58%
1 Year Performance7.93%20.90%17.28%27.01%

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VAC
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
3.6924 of 5 stars
$71.74
-2.9%
$80.70
+12.5%
+5.6%$2.47B$5.03BN/A21,100
MAR
Marriott International
3.5702 of 5 stars
$353.32
+0.0%
$373.73
+5.8%
+38.3%$93.13B$26.19B37.07414,000
APLE
Apple Hospitality REIT
3.4235 of 5 stars
$13.79
-2.4%
$12.64
-8.3%
+23.1%$3.34B$1.41B18.8860
DRH
DiamondRock Hospitality
2.617 of 5 stars
$10.60
-1.8%
$10.86
+2.5%
+41.6%$2.17B$1.12B42.4030
H
Hyatt Hotels
3.6081 of 5 stars
$165.35
-1.3%
$184.07
+11.3%
+31.0%$15.78B$7.10BN/A242,000

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