Reviewing Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) and The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Hilton Grand Vacations and its rivals’ 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%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Grand Vacations	$4.98 billion	$47.00 million	144.32
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	$3.30 billion	$347.52 million	24.79

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of shares of all “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of shares of all “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Hilton Grand Vacations and its rivals, 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	271	1600	1602	51	2.41

Hilton Grand Vacations currently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.39%. As a group, “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies have a potential upside of 2.33%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hilton Grand Vacations has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats its rivals 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.