Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is CROX or H more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Hyatt Hotels' net margin of 11.94%. Crocs' return on equity of 43.07% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	23.35%	43.07%	16.02%
Hyatt Hotels	11.94%	8.98%	2.62%

Which has more volatility & risk, CROX or H?

Crocs has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CROX or H?

Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $135.13, indicating a potential upside of 27.06%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus price target of $150.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.48%. Given Crocs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Hyatt Hotels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Hyatt Hotels	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

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

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Hyatt Hotels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CROX or H?

Hyatt Hotels has higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyatt Hotels, 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.45	$950.07M	$16.32	6.52
Hyatt Hotels	$6.65B	2.09	$1.30B	$7.70	18.91

Does the media favor CROX or H?

In the previous week, Hyatt Hotels had 12 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Hyatt Hotels and 15 mentions for Crocs. Crocs' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.50 indicating that Crocs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyatt Hotels	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Crocs beats Hyatt Hotels on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.