Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) vs. Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) Financial Review

Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) and Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shangri-La Asia and Hilton Grand Vacations”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shangri-La Asia	$2.19 billion	0.86	$161.39 million	N/A	N/A
Hilton Grand Vacations	$4.98 billion	0.87	$47.00 million	$0.32	147.50

Shangri-La Asia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hilton Grand Vacations.

Volatility & Risk

Shangri-La Asia has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Shangri-La Asia and Hilton Grand Vacations, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shangri-La Asia	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hilton Grand Vacations	1	3	4	0	2.38

Hilton Grand Vacations has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.54%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hilton Grand Vacations is more favorable than Shangri-La Asia.

Profitability

This table compares Shangri-La Asia and Hilton Grand Vacations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shangri-La Asia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hilton Grand Vacations	0.68%	9.93%	1.67%

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats Shangri-La Asia on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shangri-La Asia

Shangri-La Asia Limited, an investment holding company, develops, owns/leases, operates, and manages hotels and associated properties worldwide. It operates through Hotel Properties, Hotel Management and Related Services, Investment Properties, and Property Development for Sale segments. The company develops, owns, and operates office and commercial properties, and serviced apartments/residences; and operates restaurants and amusement parks. In addition, it is involved in the hotel ownership and management, and property rental and sale business; property investment; and develop and sale real estate, as well as retail and wines trading activities. The company operates hotels under the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Kerry Hotels, JEN by Shangri-La, Traders Hotel, Rasa, Summer Palace, and Shang Palace, as well as CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La brand names. Shangri-La Asia Limited was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

About Hilton Grand Vacations

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.