Hyatt Hotels (H) Competitors

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer RCL or H?

In the previous week, Royal Caribbean Cruises had 7 more articles in the media than Hyatt Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises and 10 mentions for Hyatt Hotels. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Hyatt Hotels' score of 0.63 indicating that Royal Caribbean Cruises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Caribbean Cruises	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyatt Hotels	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer RCL or H?

Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.08%. Hyatt Hotels has a consensus price target of $151.57, indicating a potential downside of 4.99%. Given Hyatt Hotels' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hyatt Hotels is more favorable than Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Hyatt Hotels	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCL or H?

Royal Caribbean Cruises received 345 more outperform votes than Hyatt Hotels when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.28% of users gave Royal Caribbean Cruises an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave Hyatt Hotels an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Caribbean Cruises	Outperform Votes 963 71.28%	Underperform Votes 388 28.72%
Hyatt Hotels	Outperform Votes 618 57.38%	Underperform Votes 459 42.62%

Is RCL or H a better dividend stock?

Royal Caribbean Cruises pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hyatt Hotels pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Royal Caribbean Cruises pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hyatt Hotels pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RCL or H?

Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Hyatt Hotels. Hyatt Hotels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Caribbean Cruises, 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
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$13.90B	4.53	$1.70B	$9.73	24.08
Hyatt Hotels	$6.67B	2.30	$220M	$13.27	12.02

Is RCL or H more profitable?

Hyatt Hotels has a net margin of 20.55% compared to Royal Caribbean Cruises' net margin of 16.21%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 52.92% beat Hyatt Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Caribbean Cruises	16.21%	52.92%	8.66%
Hyatt Hotels	20.55%	10.74%	3.23%

Which has more volatility and risk, RCL or H?

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyatt Hotels has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RCL or H?

87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Hyatt Hotels shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Hyatt Hotels on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.