Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) Competitors

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) and CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HGV or CAVA?

Hilton Grand Vacations received 307 more outperform votes than CAVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.50% of users gave Hilton Grand Vacations an outperform vote while only 54.76% of users gave CAVA Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hilton Grand Vacations	Outperform Votes 353 61.50%	Underperform Votes 221 38.50%
CAVA Group	Outperform Votes 46 54.76%	Underperform Votes 38 45.24%

Does the media refer more to HGV or CAVA?

In the previous week, CAVA Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hilton Grand Vacations. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CAVA Group and 4 mentions for Hilton Grand Vacations. Hilton Grand Vacations' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat CAVA Group's score of 1.02 indicating that Hilton Grand Vacations is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hilton Grand Vacations	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CAVA Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HGV or CAVA?

Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 3.25, indicating that its share price is 225% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HGV or CAVA?

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of CAVA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HGV or CAVA?

Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue and earnings than CAVA Group. Hilton Grand Vacations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAVA Group, 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
Hilton Grand Vacations	$3.98B	1.02	$313M	$0.88	46.60
CAVA Group	$728.70M	16.99	$13.28M	$0.46	234.89

Do analysts rate HGV or CAVA?

Hilton Grand Vacations presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.29%. CAVA Group has a consensus price target of $140.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.13%. Given CAVA Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than Hilton Grand Vacations.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Grand Vacations	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
CAVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is HGV or CAVA more profitable?

CAVA Group has a net margin of 5.88% compared to Hilton Grand Vacations' net margin of 2.01%. Hilton Grand Vacations' return on equity of 16.44% beat CAVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilton Grand Vacations	2.01%	16.44%	3.19%
CAVA Group	5.88%	9.10%	5.24%

Summary

CAVA Group beats Hilton Grand Vacations on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.