HTHT vs. LVS, IHG, H, MGM, WYNN, CZR, WH, CHH, RRR, and BYD
Should you be buying H World Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H World Group include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hyatt Hotels (H), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), and Boyd Gaming (BYD). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of H World Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of H World Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 3 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 10 mentions for H World Group. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat H World Group's score of 0.61 indicating that H World Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. H World Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H World Group pays out 37.3% 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.
Las Vegas Sands received 785 more outperform votes than H World Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.47% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 68.12% of users gave H World Group an outperform vote.
H World Group has a net margin of 16.47% compared to H World Group's net margin of 13.99%. H World Group's return on equity of 42.34% beat Las Vegas Sands' return on equity.
Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than H World Group. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H World Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Las Vegas Sands currently has a consensus price target of $63.31, suggesting a potential upside of 41.60%. H World Group has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.35%. Given Las Vegas Sands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe H World Group is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands beats H World Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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