Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT – Get Free Report) and Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hilton Worldwide and Murano Global Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Hilton Worldwide | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2.53 |
Murano Global Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Hilton Worldwide currently has a consensus price target of $213.95, suggesting a potential downside of 8.71%. Given Hilton Worldwide’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hilton Worldwide is more favorable than Murano Global Investments.
Valuation & Earnings
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Hilton Worldwide | $10.81 billion | 5.42 | $1.14 billion | $4.60 | 50.95 |
Murano Global Investments | $446.80 million | 0.28 | -$8.71 million | N/A | N/A |
Hilton Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Murano Global Investments.
Volatility & Risk
Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murano Global Investments has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Hilton Worldwide and Murano Global Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Hilton Worldwide | 11.20% | -69.65% | 11.20% |
Murano Global Investments | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Hilton Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Hilton Worldwide beats Murano Global Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations. The company operates in North America, South America, and Central America, including various Caribbean nations; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
About Murano Global Investments
HCM Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. HCM Acquisition Corp is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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