Financial Review: TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC) & Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC)

TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares TIX and Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	-6.72%	11.37%	2.58%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for TIX and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TIX	0	0	0	0	0.00
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	4	1	6	1	2.33

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a consensus price target of $80.70, suggesting a potential upside of 7.35%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than TIX.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of TIX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TIX and Marriott Vacations Worldwide”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	$5.03 billion	0.51	-$308.00 million	($10.09)	-7.45

TIX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.

Summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide beats TIX on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TIX

Tix Corporation, through its subsidiary, operates as an entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company provides discount ticketing and discount dinner reservations services. It offers discount tickets under short-term, exclusive, and nonexclusive agreements in Las Vegas at a discount of up to 50 percent for same day shows, concerts, attractions, and tours, as well as discount dining and shopping offers. As of March 19, 2020, the company operated nine discount ticket stores in Las Vegas under its Tix4Tonight marquee; and tix4tonight.com, an online ticket sales site. In addition, it provides online booking services for shows, concerts, tours, attractions, and other entertainment and leisure activities. The company was formerly known as Cinema Ride, Inc. and changed its name to Tix Corporation in March 2005. Tix Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Studio City, California. On August 24, 2021, Tix Corporation, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on February 7, 2022.

About Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management. The company manages vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, Hyatt Vacation Club, and Marriott Vacation Club Pulse brands. It develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership and related products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand; and holds right to develop, market, and sell ownership residential products under The Ritz-Carlton Residences brand. In addition, the company offers exchange networks and membership programs, as well as provision of management services to other resorts and lodging properties through Interval International, and Aqua-Aston business brands. Further, it provides financing consumer purchases of vacation ownership products, and renting vacation ownership inventory. The company sells its upscale tier vacation ownership products primarily through a network of resort-based sales centers and off-site sales locations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.