Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is CCL or H more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 20.55% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 6.39%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 22.30% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	6.39%	22.30%	3.26%
Hyatt Hotels	20.55%	10.74%	3.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & received 395 more outperform votes than Hyatt Hotels when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.94% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 57.21% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 1014 62.94%	Underperform Votes 597 37.06%
Hyatt Hotels	Outperform Votes 619 57.21%	Underperform Votes 463 42.79%

Does the media favor CCL or H?

In the previous week, Carnival Co. & had 22 more articles in the media than Hyatt Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Carnival Co. & and 25 mentions for Hyatt Hotels. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.69 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyatt Hotels	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & presently has a consensus target price of $26.62, indicating a potential downside of 0.68%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus target price of $152.88, indicating a potential downside of 4.35%. Given Carnival Co. &'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Carnival Co. & is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Hyatt Hotels	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CCL or H?

Hyatt Hotels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Carnival Co. &. Hyatt Hotels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival Co. &, 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
Carnival Co. &	$24.48B	1.26	-$75M	$1.39	19.28
Hyatt Hotels	$6.71B	2.29	$220M	$13.27	12.05

Which has more risk & volatility, CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.67, meaning that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCL or H?

67.2% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCL or H a better dividend stock?

Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Carnival Co. & pays out 143.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hyatt Hotels pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Carnival Co. & beats Hyatt Hotels on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.