Based on the aggregated intelligence of 160,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, hotel operator Marriott International
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Marriott's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Marriott facts
Headquarters (Founded) |
Bethesda, Md. (1971) |
Market Cap |
$13.1 billion |
Industry |
Hotels, resorts, and cruise lines |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$11.0 billion |
Management |
CEO Willard Marriott, Jr. (since 1997) |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
(20.0%) |
Compound Annual Revenue Growth (Over Past 3 Years) |
(3.1%) |
1-Year Return |
51% |
Competitors |
Intercontinental Hotels Group |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 31% of the 444 members who have rated Marriott believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include JackCaps and kurtdabear.
Just last week, JackCaps offered two good reasons why investors need to check out of the stock: "Marriot has too much debt and too little operating income."
In a pitch from one month earlier, kurtdabear also explained why Marriott seems less than hospitable:
Regardless of how good a brand is, [Marriott] is in a business whose tide is going out -- and will stay out -- for years to come. Closing floors, laying off staff, etc., can cut costs short term in a business downturn, but it doesn't change fixed costs and debt service that were taken out in better times for a bigger business model.
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