Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) Head-To-Head Contrast

Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hilton Worldwide and Super Hi International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Worldwide	0	8	16	2	2.77
Super Hi International	1	1	0	0	1.50

Hilton Worldwide presently has a consensus price target of $359.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.79%. Given Hilton Worldwide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hilton Worldwide is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Risk & Volatility

Hilton Worldwide has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super Hi International has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hilton Worldwide and Super Hi International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilton Worldwide	12.69%	-35.24%	11.84%
Super Hi International	1.16%	2.61%	1.39%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hilton Worldwide and Super Hi International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Worldwide	$12.04 billion	6.53	$1.46 billion	$6.81	51.28
Super Hi International	$888.78 million	0.78	$36.43 million	$0.27	39.66

Hilton Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International. Super Hi International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilton Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.9% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Hilton Worldwide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hilton Worldwide beats Super Hi International on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., a hospitality company, engages in managing, franchising, owning, and leasing hotels and resorts. It operates through two segments, Management and Franchise, and Ownership. The company engages in the hotel management and licensing of its brands. It operates luxury hotels under the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand; lifestyle hotels under the Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Tempo by Hilton, and Motto by Hilton brand; full service hotels under the Signia by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and DoubleTree by Hilton brand; service hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Tru by Hilton brand; all-suite hotels under the Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Home2 Suites by Hilton brand; and economy hotel under the Spark by Hilton brand, as well as Hilton Grand Vacations. The company operates in North America, South America, and Central America, including various Caribbean nations; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.