Analyzing Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) and Wynn Macau (OTCMKTS:WYNMF)

Wynn Macau (OTCMKTS:WYNMF) and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:WH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wynn Macau and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wynn Macau	$3.68 billion	N/A	$410.01 million	N/A	N/A
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	$1.41 billion	4.62	$289.00 million	$4.22	20.01

Wynn Macau has higher revenue and earnings than Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.

Risk and Volatility

Wynn Macau has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Wynn Macau and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wynn Macau	0	1	0	0	2.00
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	0	1	11	0	2.92

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $107.48, suggesting a potential upside of 27.28%. Given Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Wynn Macau.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares 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.

Profitability

This table compares Wynn Macau and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wynn Macau	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts	23.52%	57.49%	8.34%

Summary

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts beats Wynn Macau on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wynn Macau

Wynn Macau, Limited engages in the development, ownership, and operation of integrated destination casino resorts in the People’s Republic of China. It operates through two segments, Wynn Palace and Wynn Macau. The company offers tables games, slot machines or similar gaming devices; offers 24-hour gaming, and various games comprising private gaming salons and sky casinos; a luxury hotel with guest rooms, suites, and villas; food and beverage outlets; brand-name and retail shopping; recreation and leisure facilities, including a cable car ride through SkyCab, health club, spa, salon, and pool; and a meeting and convention spaces. It provides poker pit games; and public entertainment attractions, consisting of rotunda show featuring a Chinese zodiac-inspired ceiling along with gold tree of prosperity and dragon of fortune attractions, as well as performance lake. In addition, the company is involved in the development, design, and preconstruction activities, and offers technical consultancy, administrative activities, and management and support services. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Macau. Wynn Macau, Limited operates as a subsidiary of WM Cayman Holdings Limited I.

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. engages in the franchise and operation of hotels under the Wyndham brand. It operates through the Hotel Franchising and Hotel Management segments. The Hotel Franchising segment focuses on licensing the company’s lodging brands and providing related services to third-party hotel owners and others. The Hotel Management segment provides management services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.