Comparing Intergroup (NASDAQ:INTG) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN)

Intergroup (NASDAQ:INTG) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.4% of Intergroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.8% of Intergroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intergroup and Vail Resorts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intergroup	$73.95 million	1.01	$1.53 million	$0.71	49.06
Vail Resorts	$2.84 billion	1.90	$147.53 million	$4.14	36.50

Vail Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Intergroup. Vail Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intergroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Intergroup and Vail Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intergroup	0	1	0	0	2.00
Vail Resorts	3	9	5	0	2.12

Vail Resorts has a consensus price target of $150.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.73%. Given Vail Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Intergroup.

Profitability

This table compares Intergroup and Vail Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intergroup	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vail Resorts	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Intergroup has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vail Resorts beats Intergroup on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intergroup

The InterGroup Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a hotel under the Hilton San Francisco Financial District name located in San Francisco, California. The company operates through three segments: Hotel Operations, Real Estate Operations, and Investment Transactions. Its hotel consists of guest rooms and luxury suites, a restaurant, a lounge, a private dining room, meeting room space, a gym, a grand ballroom, 5-level underground parking garage, a pedestrian bridge, and a Chinese culture center. The company also invests in income-producing instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by REITs, and other companies that invest primarily in real estate. In addition, it owns, manages, and invests in apartment complexes, single-family houses as strategic investments, and commercial real estate property located in the United States, as well as owns unimproved land in Maui, Hawaii. The InterGroup Corporation was founded in 1965 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Vail Resorts

Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates mountain resorts and regional ski areas in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates 41 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas. This segment is also involved in the ancillary activities, including ski school, dining, and retail/rental operations, as well as real estate brokerage activities. The Lodging segment owns and/or manages various luxury hotels and condominiums under the RockResorts brand; other lodging properties; various condominiums located in proximity to the company's mountain resorts; destination resorts; and golf courses, as well as offers resort ground transportation services. This segment operates owned and managed hotel and condominium units. The Real Estate segment owns, develops, and sells real estate properties. The company was founded in 1845 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.