Analyzing Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) and Its Rivals

Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Hilton Grand Vacations to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Hilton Grand Vacations and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilton Grand Vacations	2.86%	20.40%	2.41%
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	2.30%	-40.19%	2.09%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hilton Grand Vacations’ rivals have a beta of 1.62, suggesting that their average stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hilton Grand Vacations and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Grand Vacations	$5.05 billion	$81.00 million	7.89
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	$3.69 billion	$247.14 million	-142.32

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Hilton Grand Vacations and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Grand Vacations	3	8	2	0	1.92
Hilton Grand Vacations Competitors	3792	17200	25471	901	2.50

Hilton Grand Vacations presently has a consensus price target of $49.10, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.52%. Given Hilton Grand Vacations’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hilton Grand Vacations has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Hilton Grand Vacations rivals beat Hilton Grand Vacations on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Hilton Grand Vacations Company Profile

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.