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VAC vs. MAR, BC, 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), Brunswick (BC), 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Marriott International had 22 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Marriott International and 16 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Marriott International's score of 0.45 indicating that Marriott Vacations Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marriott International
12 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

70.7% of Marriott International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Marriott International 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marriott International has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

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 2.8%. Marriott International pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -32.9% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Marriott Vacations Worldwide has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Marriott International presently has a consensus price target of $386.65, indicating a potential upside of 11.92%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus price target of $97.80, indicating a potential downside of 15.01%. Given Marriott International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marriott International is more favorable than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott International
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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$26.19B3.44$2.60B$9.6535.80
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.16B0.77-$308M-$9.74N/A

Marriott International has a net margin of 9.62% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.47%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 12.27% beat Marriott International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott International9.62% -75.81% 10.56%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.47%12.27%2.68%

Summary

Marriott International beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to Brunswick?

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

Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $87.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.27%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus price target of $97.80, suggesting a potential downside of 15.01%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brunswick
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Brunswick 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
Brunswick$5.36B0.97-$137.30M-$1.31N/A
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.16B0.77-$308M-$9.74N/A

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Brunswick pays out -134.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -32.9% 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. Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Marriott Vacations Worldwide has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned 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.

Brunswick has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Brunswick has a net margin of -1.53% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.47%. Brunswick's return on equity of 15.28% beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brunswick-1.53% 15.28% 4.60%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.47%12.27%2.68%

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 9 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 7 mentions for Brunswick. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.73 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Brunswick beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 15 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 risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

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$5.16B0.77-$308M-$9.74N/A
DiamondRock Hospitality$1.14B2.18$48.05M$0.7316.55

DiamondRock Hospitality has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.47%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 12.27% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marriott Vacations Worldwide-6.47% 12.27% 2.68%
DiamondRock Hospitality 5.69%4.04%2.05%

Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 60.3% 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 Vacations Worldwide has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and DiamondRock Hospitality has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 12 more articles in the media than DiamondRock Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 4 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat DiamondRock Hospitality's score of 0.51 indicating that Marriott Vacations Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DiamondRock Hospitality
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Marriott Vacations Worldwide presently has a consensus target price of $97.80, indicating a potential downside of 15.01%. DiamondRock Hospitality has a consensus target price of $12.23, indicating a potential upside of 1.16%. Given DiamondRock Hospitality's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DiamondRock Hospitality is more favorable than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
DiamondRock Hospitality
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of DiamondRock Hospitality shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 10 of the 18 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hyatt Hotels$7.10B2.27-$52M$0.82208.17
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.16B0.77-$308M-$9.74N/A

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 11 more articles in the media than Hyatt Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 5 mentions for Hyatt Hotels. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.52 indicating that Marriott Vacations Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 1.10% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.47%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 12.27% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hyatt Hotels1.10% 7.27% 1.85%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.47%12.27%2.68%

Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hyatt Hotels pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -32.9% 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 increased its dividend for 1 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.

Hyatt Hotels currently has a consensus price target of $196.93, indicating a potential upside of 15.37%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus price target of $97.80, indicating a potential downside of 15.01%. Given Hyatt Hotels' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

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)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Hyatt Hotels beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marriott Vacations Worldwide compare to Hilton Grand Vacations?

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

In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 9 more articles in the media than Hilton Grand Vacations. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 7 mentions for Hilton Grand Vacations. Hilton Grand Vacations' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.73 indicating that Hilton Grand Vacations is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hilton Grand Vacations
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Hilton Grand Vacations presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.14%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus target price of $97.80, indicating a potential downside of 15.01%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hilton Grand Vacations is more favorable than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hilton Grand Vacations
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
3 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Hilton Grand Vacations has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Hilton Grand Vacations$5.05B0.66$81M$1.7724.13
Marriott Vacations Worldwide$5.16B0.77-$308M-$9.74N/A

Hilton Grand Vacations has a net margin of 2.86% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of -6.47%. Hilton Grand Vacations' return on equity of 20.40% beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hilton Grand Vacations2.86% 20.40% 2.41%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide -6.47%12.27%2.68%

Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 9 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 WorldwideHotels, Restaurants & Leisure IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.96B$8.20B$13.38B$24.20B
Dividend Yield2.57%3.85%53.98%3.69%
P/E Ratio-11.8322.1346.6629.10
Price / Sales0.77340.1491.3013.69
Price / Cash9.5222.3019.3119.37
Price / Book2.004.984.544.91
Net Income-$308M$261.42M$443.65M$1.06B
7 Day Performance17.94%0.28%0.63%1.36%
1 Month Performance17.05%-0.01%1.79%2.35%
1 Year Performance62.28%-2.51%2.87%20.17%

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VAC
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
1.9904 of 5 stars
$115.07
-6.8%
$97.80
-15.0%
+74.0%$3.96B$5.16BN/A21,100
MAR
Marriott International
4.6779 of 5 stars
$342.55
-1.2%
$387.24
+13.0%
+36.2%$90.47B$26.19B36.00414,000
BC
Brunswick
3.6156 of 5 stars
$80.54
+1.4%
$87.57
+8.7%
+43.3%$5.21B$5.36BN/A14,000
DRH
DiamondRock Hospitality
1.8957 of 5 stars
$13.42
+0.3%
$12.23
-8.9%
+64.9%$2.73B$1.14B53.5030
H
Hyatt Hotels
3.8015 of 5 stars
$173.14
+0.9%
$196.93
+13.7%
+30.9%$16.23B$7.10B210.16242,000

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