Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) vs. Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) Head to Head Contrast

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Shangri-La Asia”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.41 billion	4.42	$289.00 million	$4.28	19.04
Shangri-La Asia	$2.19 billion	N/A	$161.39 million	N/A	N/A

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shangri-La Asia.

Volatility & Risk

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shangri-La Asia has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Shangri-La Asia pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Shangri-La Asia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	23.10%	60.79%	8.56%
Shangri-La Asia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Shangri-La Asia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	0	1	11	0	2.92
Shangri-La Asia	0	0	0	0	0.00

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $106.98, indicating a potential upside of 31.25%. Given Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Shangri-La Asia.

Summary

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts beats Shangri-La Asia on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others. The Hotel Management segment provides management services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

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.