Hyatt Hotels vs Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
H 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 H and WH compare
Hyatt Hotels is the larger company, worth 3.0 times as much as Wyndham Hotels & Resorts ($17.5B against $5.8B).
On earnings, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is cheaper: it trades at 29.4× trailing earnings, against 97.3× for Hyatt Hotels.
Hyatt Hotels grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.8% 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 2.6% at Hyatt Hotels.
Both pay dividends: Hyatt Hotels yields 0.32% and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 2.1%.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 4 for Hyatt Hotels), 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 | H | WH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.5B | $5.8B |
| Share price | $187.70 | $79.32 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.7% | 8.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 122% | −9.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 | 0.82 |
| Employees | 242K | 2,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 97.3× | 29.4× (better) |
| P/S | 2.5× (better) | 4.0× |
| P/B | 5.5× (better) | 12.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.0× | 17.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 95.3× | 17.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.0% | 5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $67.86 | $55.00 |
| Margin of safety | −177% | −44.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.8% (better) | 0.70% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.0% (better) | 1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −40.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −37.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 29.3% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 14.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.6% | 22.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.6% | 38.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.39 (better) | 5.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.33 (better) | 5.48 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.63 | 1.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.76 (better) | 1.75 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.32% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 30.1% | 63.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −5.6% | 24.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.3% | 4.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% | 6.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.3% | 108% |
| Held by insiders | 70.5% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$115M | −$15.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 19.8% | 11.2% |
Go deeper
- H stock overview
- H income statement
- H valuation and score
- WH stock overview
- WH income statement
- WH valuation and score
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