H vs. CHH, IHG, MGM, HTHT, WYNN, CZR, RRR, BYD, WH, and LVS
Should you be buying Hyatt Hotels stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hyatt Hotels include Choice Hotels International (CHH), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), MGM Resorts International (MGM), H World Group (HTHT), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), and Las Vegas Sands (LVS). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.
Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held 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.
Choice Hotels International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hyatt Hotels. Choice Hotels International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyatt Hotels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 16 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 11 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Hyatt Hotels' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Choice Hotels International's score of 0.20 indicating that Choice Hotels International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Choice Hotels International currently has a consensus price target of $130.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.87%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus price target of $141.88, indicating a potential downside of 6.24%. Given Hyatt Hotels' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Choice Hotels International is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.
Choice Hotels International has a net margin of 16.74% compared to Choice Hotels International's net margin of 3.30%. Hyatt Hotels' return on equity of 594.23% beat Choice Hotels International's return on equity.
Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Choice Hotels International pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyatt Hotels pays out 29.4% 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. Choice Hotels International has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Choice Hotels International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Hyatt Hotels received 326 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.15% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote while only 41.10% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.
Summary
Choice Hotels International beats Hyatt Hotels on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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