Meliá Hotels International (SMIZF) vs. Its Rivals Head to Head Comparison

Dividends

Meliá Hotels International pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Meliá Hotels International pays out -9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 45.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Meliá Hotels International and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meliá Hotels International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Meliá Hotels International Competitors	-11.41%	-21.91%	2.00%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Meliá Hotels International and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meliá Hotels International	N/A	N/A	-38.70
Meliá Hotels International Competitors	$3.33 billion	$246.76 million	4.79

Meliá Hotels International’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Meliá Hotels International. Meliá Hotels International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.1% of Meliá Hotels International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Meliá Hotels International rivals beat Meliá Hotels International on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Meliá Hotels International Company Profile

Meliá Hotels International, S.A. owns, manages, operates, leases, and franchises hotels worldwide. It operates through Hotel Management, Hotel Business, Other Business Linked to Hotel Management, Real Estate, and Vacation Club segments. The company operates hotels under the Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliá, ME by Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, INNSIDE by Meliá, Sol by Meliá, ZEL, and Circle by Melia brand names, as well as Meliá PRO. It also operates vacation club; develops and operates real estate properties; and engages in the casinos and tour-operator activities. The company was formerly known as Sol Meliá, S.A. and changed its name to Meliá Hotels International, S.A. in June 2011. Meliá Hotels International, S.A. was founded in 1956 and is based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.