Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer H or CCL?

In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 6 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 13 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.72 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hyatt Hotels	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carnival Co. &	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, H or CCL?

Hyatt Hotels has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Hyatt Hotels	$6.67B	2.23	$220M	$13.27	11.67
Carnival Co. &	$21.59B	1.34	-$75M	$1.12	22.40

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

71.0% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by company 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 H or CCL 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
Hyatt Hotels	20.55%	10.74%	3.23%
Carnival Co. &	6.39%	22.30%	3.26%

Which has more volatility & risk, H or CCL?

Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.66, indicating that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer H or CCL?

Hyatt Hotels presently has a consensus target price of $151.57, suggesting a potential downside of 2.12%. Carnival Co. & has a consensus target price of $23.78, suggesting a potential downside of 5.22%. Given Hyatt Hotels' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hyatt Hotels	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Carnival Co. &	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer H or CCL?

Carnival Co. & received 390 more outperform votes than Hyatt Hotels when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote while only 57.33% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hyatt Hotels	Outperform Votes 618 57.33%	Underperform Votes 460 42.67%
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 1008 62.88%	Underperform Votes 595 37.12%

Summary

Carnival Co. & beats Hyatt Hotels on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.