Contrasting Bluegreen Vacations (OTCMKTS:BVHBB) & Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Bluegreen Vacations, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	2	0	4	0	2.33
Bluegreen Vacations	0	0	0	0	0.00

Marriott Vacations Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.85%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Bluegreen Vacations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Bluegreen Vacations”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	$4.97 billion	0.46	$218.00 million	$6.65	10.02
Bluegreen Vacations	$919.43 million	1.33	$64.39 million	N/A	N/A

Marriott Vacations Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Bluegreen Vacations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	5.10%	11.74%	2.92%
Bluegreen Vacations	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Bluegreen Vacations shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 88.2% of Bluegreen Vacations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Marriott Vacations Worldwide beats Bluegreen Vacations on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Bluegreen Vacations

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation operates as a vacation ownership company. The company markets and sells vacation ownership interests (VOI); and manages resorts in leisure and urban destinations, including Orlando, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Charleston and New Orleans, and others. It also provides resort management, mortgage, title, reservation, and construction design and development services; and financing to qualified VOI purchasers, as well as management services to the vacation club and homeowners' associations. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.