Vail Resorts (MTN) Competitors

Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Is MAR or MTN a better dividend stock?

Marriott International pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Vail Resorts pays an annual dividend of $8.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Marriott International pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vail Resorts pays out 113.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marriott International has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Vail Resorts has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MAR or MTN?

Marriott International has higher revenue and earnings than Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott International, 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
Marriott International	$25.10B	2.81	$2.38B	$8.87	29.30
Vail Resorts	$2.89B	1.91	$230.40M	$7.82	19.01

Do analysts rate MAR or MTN?

Marriott International presently has a consensus price target of $280.89, suggesting a potential upside of 8.07%. Vail Resorts has a consensus price target of $187.20, suggesting a potential upside of 25.95%. Given Vail Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Marriott International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marriott International	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Vail Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is MAR or MTN more profitable?

Vail Resorts has a net margin of 9.81% compared to Marriott International's net margin of 9.60%. Vail Resorts' return on equity of 30.25% beat Marriott International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marriott International	9.60%	-93.44%	10.14%
Vail Resorts	9.81%	30.25%	5.13%

Does the media refer more to MAR or MTN?

In the previous week, Marriott International had 49 more articles in the media than Vail Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Marriott International and 12 mentions for Vail Resorts. Marriott International's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Vail Resorts' score of 0.75 indicating that Marriott International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marriott International	32 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vail Resorts	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MAR or MTN?

70.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Marriott International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, MAR or MTN?

Marriott International has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Marriott International beats Vail Resorts on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.