Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

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

Is CCL or H more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 19.50% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 7.66%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 24.13% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	7.66%	24.13%	3.82%
Hyatt Hotels	19.50%	9.81%	2.97%

Does the media favor CCL or H?

In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 10 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 26 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.25 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. &	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyatt Hotels	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & has higher revenue and earnings than Hyatt Hotels. 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. &	$25.02B	1.08	$1.92B	$1.39	16.68
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	2.03	$1.30B	$12.44	11.27

Do analysts prefer CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & presently has a consensus target price of $27.11, suggesting a potential upside of 16.93%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus target price of $162.29, suggesting a potential upside of 15.76%. Given Carnival Co. &'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Hyatt Hotels	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

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

67.2% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & received 394 more outperform votes than Hyatt Hotels when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.89% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 57.16% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 1017 62.89%	Underperform Votes 600 37.11%
Hyatt Hotels	Outperform Votes 623 57.16%	Underperform Votes 467 42.84%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCL or H?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.64, suggesting that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carnival Co. & beats Hyatt Hotels on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.