Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) vs. The Competition Financial Survey

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) is one of 383 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Marriott Vacations Worldwide to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	2	4	8	0	2.43
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors	3832	17319	25640	908	2.50

Marriott Vacations Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $111.91, suggesting a potential downside of 2.69%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 53.78%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Marriott Vacations Worldwide and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	-4.75%	14.36%	3.06%
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors	8.51%	-42.06%	2.05%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out -43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 38.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s competitors have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Marriott Vacations Worldwide and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	$5.03 billion	-$308.00 million	-15.48
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors	$3.42 billion	$250.18 million	-161.20

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Marriott Vacations Worldwide is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide competitors beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation is a global vacation ownership and leisure company. It develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests, and operates and manages resorts and related vacation programs. Its portfolio includes Marriott Vacation Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, Hyatt Vacation Club and other vacation ownership brands. The company also offers vacation exchange, rental and membership services, including through Interval International. Its resorts and programs serve travelers in destinations across the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.