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HLT vs. ABNB, HST, MAR, OSW, CHH, H, TNL, WH, QSR, and IHG

Should you be buying Hilton Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hilton Worldwide include Airbnb (ABNB), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Marriott International (MAR), OneSpaWorld (OSW), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).

Hilton Worldwide vs. Its Competitors

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than Hilton Worldwide. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Airbnb$11.58B6.70$2.65B$4.1330.24
Hilton Worldwide$11.48B5.63$1.54B$6.5142.23

In the previous week, Airbnb had 9 more articles in the media than Hilton Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Airbnb and 28 mentions for Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Airbnb's score of 1.26 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Airbnb
29 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hilton Worldwide
25 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Hilton Worldwide's net margin of 13.84%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.19% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Airbnb22.67% 32.19% 11.03%
Hilton Worldwide 13.84%-46.13%11.38%

Airbnb currently has a consensus price target of $142.66, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Hilton Worldwide has a consensus price target of $264.40, indicating a potential downside of 3.83%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Hilton Worldwide.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Airbnb
5 Sell rating(s)
19 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31
Hilton Worldwide
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Summary

Airbnb beats Hilton Worldwide on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HLT vs. The Competition

MetricHilton WorldwideHOTELS & MOTELS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$64.92B$15.52B$8.49B$21.33B
Dividend Yield0.22%2.15%3.00%3.49%
P/E Ratio42.2321.6818.1129.14
Price / Sales5.634.325.2347.14
Price / Cash33.7732.1215.0318.29
Price / Book-14.165.194.785.30
Net Income$1.54B$462.47M$228.48M$998.51M
7 Day Performance-0.48%1.84%-0.16%-0.63%
1 Month Performance4.80%10.10%17.69%4.90%
1 Year Performance28.33%20.10%49.15%13.95%

Hilton Worldwide Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HLT
Hilton Worldwide
4.5774 of 5 stars
$274.94
-0.4%
$264.40
-3.8%
+27.5%$64.92B$11.48B42.23181,000Positive News
ABNB
Airbnb
3.8618 of 5 stars
$128.15
-1.4%
$142.72
+11.4%
+8.6%$79.64B$11.10B31.037,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
3.8074 of 5 stars
$16.90
-0.1%
$17.50
+3.6%
-1.0%$11.62B$5.68B17.98160Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MAR
Marriott International
3.8774 of 5 stars
$268.60
-1.9%
$281.00
+4.6%
+14.9%$72.91B$25.10B30.28418,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OSW
OneSpaWorld
4.4286 of 5 stars
$22.44
-2.3%
$22.67
+1.0%
+45.7%$2.30B$895.02M33.005,191News Coverage
CHH
Choice Hotels International
4.3389 of 5 stars
$119.37
-2.0%
$133.38
+11.7%
-7.4%$5.52B$1.58B18.361,700Positive News
Analyst Revision
H
Hyatt Hotels
4.4068 of 5 stars
$141.54
-1.7%
$152.26
+7.6%
-3.9%$13.52B$6.65B33.62227,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.7324 of 5 stars
$62.05
-0.7%
$62.30
+0.4%
+41.9%$4.03B$3.86B10.7019,000Positive News
WH
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
4.6975 of 5 stars
$87.46
-1.7%
$106.98
+22.3%
+10.3%$6.68B$1.41B20.432,200Positive News
QSR
Restaurant Brands International
4.754 of 5 stars
$62.78
-1.0%
$75.04
+19.5%
-8.8%$20.58B$9.11B23.7837,600Positive News
IHG
Intercontinental Hotels Group
2.6614 of 5 stars
$121.05
-1.4%
N/A+22.5%$18.63B$4.92B21.4612,587

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