Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) & Its Rivals Critical Contrast

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) is one of 35 publicly-traded companies in the “HOTELS & MOTELS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Hilton Grand Vacations to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilton Grand Vacations	0.68%	9.93%	1.67%
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	-12.17%	-49.20%	1.63%

Volatility & Risk

Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Grand Vacations’ competitors have a beta of 1.00, indicating that their average stock price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hilton Grand Vacations and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Grand Vacations	$4.98 billion	$47.00 million	151.59
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	$3.34 billion	$347.52 million	25.29

Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Hilton Grand Vacations 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of shares of all “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of shares of all “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Hilton Grand Vacations and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Grand Vacations	1	3	4	0	2.38
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	269	1599	1599	51	2.41

Hilton Grand Vacations presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.17%. As a group, “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies have a potential downside of 0.67%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hilton Grand Vacations has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Hilton Grand Vacations Company Profile

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., a timeshare company, develops, markets, sells, manages, and operates the resorts, plans and ancillary reservation services under the Hilton Grand Vacations brand. It operates through Real Estate Sales and Financing, and Resort Operations and Club Management segments. Real Estate Sales and Financing segment market and sells the VOIs, and source VOIs through fee-for-service agreements with third-party developers; and provides consumer financing and services loans. Resort Operations and Club Management segment manages and operates the clubs which offers exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services, as well as engages in the rental of inventory made available due to ownership exchanges through its club programs, and provides ancillary services including food and beverage, retail and spa at timeshare properties. Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.