Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) Competitors

Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) and Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, IHG or HLT?

Intercontinental Hotels Group has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IHG or HLT?

In the previous week, Hilton Worldwide had 13 more articles in the media than Intercontinental Hotels Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Hilton Worldwide and 7 mentions for Intercontinental Hotels Group. Hilton Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Intercontinental Hotels Group's score of 0.57 indicating that Hilton Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intercontinental Hotels Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hilton Worldwide	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IHG or HLT?

Hilton Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Intercontinental Hotels Group. Intercontinental Hotels Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Worldwide, 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
Intercontinental Hotels Group	$4.92B	3.79	$628M	$5.64	21.38
Hilton Worldwide	$11.17B	5.90	$1.54B	$6.34	43.77

Do analysts prefer IHG or HLT?

Hilton Worldwide has a consensus price target of $249.06, indicating a potential downside of 10.25%. Given Hilton Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hilton Worldwide is more favorable than Intercontinental Hotels Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercontinental Hotels Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hilton Worldwide	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is IHG or HLT more profitable?

Hilton Worldwide has a net margin of 13.90% compared to Intercontinental Hotels Group's net margin of 0.00%. Intercontinental Hotels Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Hilton Worldwide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercontinental Hotels Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hilton Worldwide	13.90%	-49.50%	11.13%

Is IHG or HLT a better dividend stock?

Intercontinental Hotels Group pays an annual dividend of $2.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Hilton Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Intercontinental Hotels Group pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hilton Worldwide pays out 9.5% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IHG or HLT?

15.1% of Intercontinental Hotels Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hilton Worldwide beats Intercontinental Hotels Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.