VAC vs. HST, MAR, DRH, H, HGV, HLT, PEB, PK, RLJ, and TNL
Should you be buying Marriott Vacations Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marriott Vacations Worldwide include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Marriott International (MAR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Hyatt Hotels (H), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), and Travel + Leisure (TNL).
Marriott Vacations Worldwide vs. Its Competitors
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Marriott Vacations Worldwide's net margin of 4.57%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 10.43% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.
In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 5 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.02 indicating that Marriott Vacations Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.96, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus price target of $92.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.35%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.
Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Host Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% 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 Vacations Worldwide pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Marriott Vacations Worldwide has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Host Hotels & Resorts beats Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:VAC) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
