Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH) Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, QSR or WH?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QSR or WH?

Restaurant Brands International received 314 more outperform votes than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.98% of users gave Wyndham Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote while only 60.78% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 671 60.78%	Underperform Votes 433 39.22%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 357 61.98%	Underperform Votes 219 38.02%

Does the media refer more to QSR or WH?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 2 more articles in the media than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 5 mentions for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.61 indicating that Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is QSR or WH a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays out 48.3% 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 analysts prefer QSR or WH?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $82.27, indicating a potential upside of 23.21%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $105.56, indicating a potential upside of 5.25%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QSR or WH?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is QSR or WH more profitable?

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 18.29% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 16.01%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 51.79% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	16.01%	28.25%	5.73%
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	18.29%	51.79%	8.29%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, QSR or WH?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, 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
Restaurant Brands International	$7.93B	2.73	$1.19B	$3.99	16.73
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.39B	5.62	$289M	$3.15	31.84

Summary

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts beats Restaurant Brands International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.