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 $5.3B and $5.8B.
On earnings, Choice Hotels International is cheaper: it trades at 26.4× trailing earnings, against 29.4× for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Choice Hotels International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.1% versus 0.70% for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts).
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with 12.7% at Choice Hotels International.
Both pay dividends: Choice Hotels International yields 0.97% and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 2.1%.
Choice Hotels International scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | $5.3B | $5.8B |
| Share price | $118.78 | $79.32 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.5% | 8.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.8% | −9.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.61 | 0.82 |
| Employees | 1,700 | 2,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.4× (better) | 29.4× |
| P/S | 3.3× (better) | 4.0× |
| P/B | 40.6× | 12.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.7× (better) | 17.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 17.5× |
| PEG | 2.73 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 5.7% |
| Fair value | $88.35 | $55.00 |
| Margin of safety | −34.4% (better) | −44.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.1% (better) | 0.70% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.6% (better) | 1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −46.0% | −40.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −44.7% | −37.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 42.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.8% | 29.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.7% | 14.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 22.8% |
| Return on equity | 147% (better) | 38.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.7% (better) | 9.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 16.52 | 5.74 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.57 (better) | 5.48 |
| Interest coverage | 3.8× (better) | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.26 (better) | 1.01 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.10 (better) | 1.75 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.97% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 25.5% | 63.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 24.0% |
| Buyback yield | 3.6% | 4.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% | 6.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.6% | 108% |
| Held by insiders | 17.1% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.0M (better) | −$15.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.7% | 11.2% |
Go deeper
- CHH stock overview
- CHH income statement
- CHH valuation and score
- WH stock overview
- WH income statement
- WH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.