Head-To-Head Survey: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) vs. Its Rivals

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of shares of all “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of shares of all “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hilton Grand Vacations and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Grand Vacations	$4.98 billion	$47.00 million	127.66
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	$3.31 billion	$347.37 million	23.72

Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Hilton Grand Vacations is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Hilton Grand Vacations and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Grand Vacations	1	3	4	0	2.38
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	269	1597	1599	50	2.41

Hilton Grand Vacations currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.61%. As a group, “HOTELS & MOTELS” companies have a potential upside of 6.07%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hilton Grand Vacations is more favorable than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

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

Profitability

This table compares Hilton Grand Vacations and its competitors’ 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%	1.64%

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations beats its competitors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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.