H World Group Ltd vs LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP., two Hotels & Resorts stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HTHT and LVS diverge most: on debt / equity, HTHT reads 0.45 and LVS reads 17.01; on return on equity, HTHT reads 39.2% and LVS reads 192.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HTHT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LVS's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | HTHT | LVS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44.17 | $36.17 |
| Market cap | $13.6B | $23.7B |
| Sector | Hotels & Resorts | Hotels & Resorts |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.6% | — |
| P/E | 19.2 | 14.1 |
| P/B | 7.32 | 26.45 |
| P/S | 3.75 | 1.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.2 | 8.1 |
| Revenue growth | +17.6% | +18.7% |
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 19.6% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 39.2% | 192.5% |
| Return on assets | 7.8% | 8.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 28.7% | 14.8% |
| FCF yield | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.45 | 17.01 |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 1.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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