H vs. CHH, IHG, HTHT, MGM, WYNN, CZR, WH, RRR, BYD, 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), H World Group (HTHT), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), and Las Vegas Sands (LVS). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.
Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Choice Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hyatt Hotels pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Choice Hotels International pays out 24.7% 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 a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 currently has a consensus price target of $148.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.33%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus price target of $129.70, indicating a potential upside of 9.54%. Given Choice Hotels International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Choice Hotels International is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.
In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 10 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 8 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Hyatt Hotels' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Choice Hotels International's score of 0.44 indicating that Hyatt Hotels is being referred to more favorably in the media.
71.0% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Choice Hotels International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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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