Avolta (OTCMKTS:DUFRY – Get Free Report) and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Avolta and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Avolta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Marriott Vacations Worldwide | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
Profitability
This table compares Avolta and Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Avolta | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Marriott Vacations Worldwide | -6.72% | 11.37% | 2.58% |
Risk & Volatility
Avolta has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Avolta and Marriott Vacations Worldwide”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Avolta | $16.60 billion | 0.55 | $240.19 million | N/A | N/A |
| Marriott Vacations Worldwide | $5.03 billion | 0.67 | -$308.00 million | ($10.09) | -9.74 |
Avolta has higher revenue and earnings than Marriott Vacations Worldwide.
Summary
Marriott Vacations Worldwide beats Avolta on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Avolta
Avolta AG operates as a travel retailer. The company’s retail brands include general travel retail shops under the Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Zurich Duty-Free or Stockholm Duty-Free, Autogrill, and HMSHost brands; Dufry shopping stores; brand boutiques; convenience stores primarily under the Hudson brand; and specialized shops and theme stores. It offers perfumes and cosmetics, food and confectionery, wines and spirits, watches and jewelry, fashion and leather, tobacco goods, souvenirs, electronics, soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, personal items, sunglasses, destination, and other products, as well as newspapers, magazines, and books. It operates duty-free and duty-paid shops located at airports, border, downtown and hotel shops, railway stations and other, cruise liners and ferries, seaports, and motorways in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Dufry AG and changed its name to Avolta AG in November 2023. Avolta AG was incorporated in 1865 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.
About Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management. The company manages vacation ownership and related products under the Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, Hyatt Vacation Club, and Marriott Vacation Club Pulse brands. It develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership and related products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand; and holds right to develop, market, and sell ownership residential products under The Ritz-Carlton Residences brand. In addition, the company offers exchange networks and membership programs, as well as provision of management services to other resorts and lodging properties through Interval International, and Aqua-Aston business brands. Further, it provides financing consumer purchases of vacation ownership products, and renting vacation ownership inventory. The company sells its upscale tier vacation ownership products primarily through a network of resort-based sales centers and off-site sales locations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
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