Financial Survey: Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment (NASDAQ:HOFV) versus Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG)

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment (NASDAQ:HOFV) and Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE:IHG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.6% of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Intercontinental Hotels Group shares are held by institutional investors. 59.9% of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment and Intercontinental Hotels Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment	0	1	0	0	2.00
Intercontinental Hotels Group	2	2	2	0	2.00

Risk & Volatility

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intercontinental Hotels Group has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment and Intercontinental Hotels Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment	-282.07%	-70.14%	-14.04%
Intercontinental Hotels Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment and Intercontinental Hotels Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment	$21.21 million	0.28	-$56.92 million	($8.73)	-0.10
Intercontinental Hotels Group	$4.92 billion	3.49	$628.00 million	$5.64	19.62

Intercontinental Hotels Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment. Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intercontinental Hotels Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Intercontinental Hotels Group beats Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. is a resort and entertainment company, which leverages the power and popularity of professional football and its legendary players in partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Canton, OH.

About Intercontinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC owns, manages, franchises, and leases hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Greater China. The company operates hotels under the Six Senses, Regent, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vignette Collection, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo, voco, HUALUXE, Crowne Plaza, Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, EVEN, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn, Garner, avid hotels, Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Iberostar Beachfront Resorts, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, and Candlewood Suites brand names. It also provides IHG Rewards loyalty program. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC was founded in 1777 and is headquartered in Windsor, the United Kingdom.