Despegar.com (DESP) Competitors

Despegar.com (NYSE:DESP) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DESP or DINO?

67.9% of Despegar.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Despegar.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DESP or DINO more profitable?

Despegar.com has a net margin of 4.45% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 0.62%. HF Sinclair's return on equity of 1.98% beat Despegar.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Despegar.com	4.45%	-58.97%	6.70%
HF Sinclair	0.62%	1.98%	1.13%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DESP or DINO?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than Despegar.com.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Despegar.com	$720.99M	2.22	$24.49M	N/A	N/A
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.22	$1.59B	$0.82	40.60

Which has more volatility & risk, DESP or DINO?

Despegar.com has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DESP or DINO?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 18 more articles in the media than Despegar.com. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for HF Sinclair and 6 mentions for Despegar.com. Despegar.com's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat HF Sinclair's score of 0.80 indicating that Despegar.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Despegar.com	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DESP or DINO?

Despegar.com presently has a consensus price target of $17.20, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. HF Sinclair has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.19%. Given HF Sinclair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than Despegar.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Despegar.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DESP or DINO?

Despegar.com received 225 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.51% of users gave Despegar.com an outperform vote while only 33.04% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Despegar.com	Outperform Votes 262 60.51%	Underperform Votes 171 39.49%
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 37 33.04%	Underperform Votes 75 66.96%

Summary

Despegar.com and HF Sinclair tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.