Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) Competitors

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer WH or QSR?

In the previous week, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and 18 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.88 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WH or QSR?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $109.81, suggesting a potential upside of 25.92%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $75.27, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Given Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Is WH or QSR a better dividend stock?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 78.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings and valuation, WH or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.41B	4.80	$289M	$3.63	24.02
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.60	$1.02B	$3.18	20.97

Is WH or QSR more profitable?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 20.51% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 12.15%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 54.86% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	20.51%	54.86%	8.37%
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%

Which has more risk and volatility, WH or QSR?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WH or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 310 more outperform votes than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.84% of users gave Wyndham Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote while only 60.51% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 372 62.84%	Underperform Votes 220 37.16%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 682 60.51%	Underperform Votes 445 39.49%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WH or QSR?

93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International 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

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts beats Restaurant Brands International on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.