Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) versus DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) Financial Survey

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) and DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and DoorDash”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.42 billion	3.76	$193.00 million	$2.72	26.40
DoorDash	$13.72 billion	5.97	$935.00 million	$1.91	99.03

DoorDash has higher revenue and earnings than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and DoorDash’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	14.67%	74.22%	8.58%
DoorDash	5.29%	8.48%	4.37%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and DoorDash, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	0	5	8	0	2.62
DoorDash	1	8	26	1	2.75

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $95.64, suggesting a potential upside of 33.19%. DoorDash has a consensus target price of $257.47, suggesting a potential upside of 36.12%. Given DoorDash’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DoorDash is more favorable than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of DoorDash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoorDash has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DoorDash beats Wyndham Hotels & Resorts on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others. The Hotel Management segment provides management services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support. It also offers membership products, including DashPass and Wolt+; DoorDash Drive and Wolt Drive, which are white-label delivery fulfillment services that enable merchants that have generated consumer demand through their channels to fulfill demand using its platform; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce; and Bbot, which offers merchants digital ordering and payment solutions for in-store and online channels. In addition, the company enables merchants to advertise and promote on its platform to acquire consumers. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.