Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE – Get Free Report) and Dalata Hotel Group (OTCMKTS:DLTTF – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Expedia Group and Dalata Hotel Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Expedia Group | 12.97% | 87.32% | 7.85% |
| Dalata Hotel Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Expedia Group and Dalata Hotel Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Expedia Group | $14.73 billion | 2.69 | $1.29 billion | $16.04 | 20.17 |
| Dalata Hotel Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Expedia Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dalata Hotel Group.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Expedia Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Expedia Group and Dalata Hotel Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Expedia Group | 0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Dalata Hotel Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Expedia Group currently has a consensus target price of $310.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.93%. Given Expedia Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Expedia Group is more favorable than Dalata Hotel Group.
Summary
Expedia Group beats Dalata Hotel Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Expedia Group
Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About Dalata Hotel Group
Dalata Hotel Group plc owns, leases, and manages hotels under the Maldron Hotels and Clayton Hotels brand names in Dublin, Regional Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Continental Europe. It operates four-star hotels; and boutique hotels under The Gibson Hotel, The Samuel Hotel, Hotel 7, and The Belvedere Hotel brands. The company also operates Grain & Grill restaurants; Club Vitae health and fitness clubs; and Red Bean Roastery coffee outlets. In addition, it engages in financing, catering, hotel management, and property investment and holding activities. The company was formerly known as DHGL Limited and changed its name to Dalata Hotel Group plc in February 2014. Dalata Hotel Group plc was founded in 2007 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
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