CHH vs. H, VAC, MCS, ABNB, MAR, RCL, CCL, IHG, MGM, and HTHT
Should you be buying Choice Hotels International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Choice Hotels International include Hyatt Hotels (H), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Marcus (MCS), Airbnb (ABNB), Marriott International (MAR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Carnival Co. & (CCL), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), MGM Resorts International (MGM), and H World Group (HTHT). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Choice Hotels International vs.
Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) and Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and community ranking.
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 0.8%. Hyatt Hotels pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Choice Hotels International pays out 22.0% 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 10 more articles in the media than Choice Hotels International. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 24 mentions for Choice Hotels International. Choice Hotels International's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.25 indicating that Choice Hotels International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Choice Hotels International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Hyatt Hotels currently has a consensus price target of $162.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.76%. Choice Hotels International has a consensus price target of $136.58, indicating a potential downside of 9.26%. Given Hyatt Hotels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Choice Hotels International.
Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 19.50% compared to Choice Hotels International's net margin of 16.27%. Hyatt Hotels' return on equity of 9.81% beat Choice Hotels International's return on equity.
Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Choice Hotels International has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hyatt Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Choice Hotels International. 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 343 more outperform votes than Choice Hotels International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.16% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote while only 39.72% of users gave Choice Hotels International an outperform vote.
Summary
Hyatt Hotels beats Choice Hotels International on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CHH) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
