Head-To-Head Review: Whitbread (WTBCF) vs. The Competition

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.4% of Whitbread shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Whitbread pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Whitbread pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 45.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Whitbread and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Whitbread	N/A	N/A	N/A
Whitbread Competitors	-10.74%	-46.38%	1.83%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Whitbread and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Whitbread	N/A	N/A	19.28
Whitbread Competitors	$3.64 billion	$246.09 million	11.16

Whitbread’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Whitbread. Whitbread is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Whitbread rivals beat Whitbread on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Whitbread

Whitbread plc operates hotels and restaurants in the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates hotels under the Premier Inn, ZIP by Premier Inn, and hub by Premier Inn brands. The company operates restaurants under the Brewers Fayre, Beefeater, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar+Block Steakhouse, Thyme, and Table Table brands in the United Kingdom. Whitbread plc was founded in 1742 and is headquartered in Dunstable, the United Kingdom.