Marriott International (MAR) Competitors

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABNB or MAR?

Marriott International received 667 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.89% of users gave Marriott International an outperform vote while only 37.80% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 172 37.80%	Underperform Votes 283 62.20%
Marriott International	Outperform Votes 839 59.89%	Underperform Votes 562 40.11%

Is ABNB or MAR more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 9.46%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.29% beat Marriott International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%
Marriott International	9.46%	-116.67%	10.24%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ABNB or MAR?

Airbnb has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marriott International. Marriott International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, 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
Airbnb	$11.10B	8.87	$2.65B	$4.13	37.61
Marriott International	$25.10B	3.15	$2.38B	$8.32	34.52

Which has more volatility and risk, ABNB or MAR?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marriott International has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ABNB or MAR?

Airbnb presently has a consensus price target of $147.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.35%. Marriott International has a consensus price target of $284.05, suggesting a potential downside of 1.10%. Given Marriott International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marriott International is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Marriott International	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Does the media prefer ABNB or MAR?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 96 more articles in the media than Marriott International. MarketBeat recorded 134 mentions for Airbnb and 38 mentions for Marriott International. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Airbnb's score of 0.71 indicating that Marriott International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	46 Very Positive mention(s)	24 Positive mention(s)	33 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marriott International	25 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ABNB or MAR?

80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Marriott International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Airbnb beats Marriott International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.