Wyndham Destinations (WYND) Competitors

Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) and Wyndham Destinations (NYSE:WYND) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IHG or WYND?

Intercontinental Hotels Group has higher revenue and earnings than Wyndham Destinations. Wyndham Destinations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intercontinental Hotels Group, 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
Intercontinental Hotels Group	$4.92B	3.79	$628M	$5.64	21.38
Wyndham Destinations	$4.04B	1.22	$507M	$5.62	10.19

Do analysts prefer IHG or WYND?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercontinental Hotels Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Wyndham Destinations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is IHG or WYND more profitable?

Wyndham Destinations has a net margin of 0.13% compared to Intercontinental Hotels Group's net margin of 0.00%. Intercontinental Hotels Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Wyndham Destinations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercontinental Hotels Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wyndham Destinations	0.13%	-13.97%	1.40%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IHG or WYND?

15.1% of Intercontinental Hotels Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Wyndham Destinations shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Wyndham Destinations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor IHG or WYND?

In the previous week, Intercontinental Hotels Group had 1 more articles in the media than Wyndham Destinations. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Intercontinental Hotels Group and 4 mentions for Wyndham Destinations. Intercontinental Hotels Group's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Wyndham Destinations' score of 0.00 indicating that Intercontinental Hotels Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intercontinental Hotels Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wyndham Destinations	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, IHG or WYND?

Intercontinental Hotels Group has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wyndham Destinations has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IHG or WYND a better dividend stock?

Intercontinental Hotels Group pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Wyndham Destinations pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Intercontinental Hotels Group pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wyndham Destinations pays out 21.4% 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. Wyndham Destinations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Intercontinental Hotels Group beats Wyndham Destinations on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.