CHH vs. H, WH, RRR, BYD, CZR, MLCO, TNL, ATAT, PENN, and WYNN
Should you be buying Choice Hotels International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Choice Hotels International include Hyatt Hotels (H), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), and Wynn Resorts (WYNN). 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
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 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyatt Hotels pays out 9.3% 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.
In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 12 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 8 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Hyatt Hotels' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Choice Hotels International's score of 0.40 indicating that Hyatt Hotels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Choice Hotels International currently has a consensus target price of $129.70, indicating a potential upside of 9.56%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus target price of $148.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.31%. Given Choice Hotels International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Choice Hotels International is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.
Choice Hotels International has a net margin of 15.34% compared to Hyatt Hotels' net margin of 10.21%. Choice Hotels International's return on equity of 748.46% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.
Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Choice Hotels International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hyatt Hotels. Hyatt Hotels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Choice Hotels International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hyatt Hotels received 328 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote while only 41.04% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.
Summary
Hyatt Hotels beats Choice Hotels International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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