Choice Hotels International vs Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
CHH and WH side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CHH and WH compare
Choice Hotels International and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are about the same size, with market caps of $5.0B and $5.6B.
On earnings, Choice Hotels International is cheaper: it trades at 15.7× trailing earnings, against 27.5× for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Choice Hotels International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.6% versus −2.2% for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts).
Choice Hotels International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.3% compared with 14.7% at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Both pay dividends: Choice Hotels International yields 1.0% and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 2.3%.
Choice Hotels International scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CHH | WH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.0B | $5.6B |
| Share price | $111.16 | $75.20 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.0% | 2.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −25.3% | −13.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.63 | 0.84 |
| Employees | 1,700 | 2,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.7× (better) | 27.5× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 3.9× |
| P/B | 35.2× | 11.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.7× (better) | 16.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.3× |
| PEG | 1.62 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 5.8% |
| Fair value | $108.86 | $51.73 |
| Margin of safety | −2.1% (better) | −45.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.6% (better) | −2.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.6% (better) | 1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.7% (better) | −37.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.9% (better) | −36.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 42.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 25.2% | 30.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 20.3% (better) | 14.7% |
| FCF margin | – | 22.8% |
| Return on equity | 566% (better) | 39.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.9% (better) | 10.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 14.08 | 5.57 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.13 (better) | 5.30 |
| Interest coverage | 4.3× (better) | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 0.99 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.15 (better) | 1.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 16.1% | 61.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 24.0% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% | 3.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% | 6.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.6% | 106% |
| Held by insiders | 17.1% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.6M (better) | −$15.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.8% | 10.4% |
Go deeper
- CHH stock overview
- CHH income statement
- CHH valuation and score
- WH stock overview
- WH income statement
- WH valuation and score
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