Hyatt Hotels Corporation vs Lamb Weston Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Hyatt Hotels Corporation trades at $172.22 (market cap $16.27B), while Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.23B). The key difference: Hyatt Hotels Corporation is far larger — about 2.3× Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's market cap, and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (2.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| H | LW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.27B | $7.23B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $202.09 | $66.57 |
52-Week Low | $135.42 | $38.48 |
Enterprise Value | $20.17B | $11.10B |
Dividend Yield | 0.35% | 2.89% |
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Hyatt is an operator of 1,162 owned (5% of total rooms) and managed and franchise (95%) properties across roughly 20 upscale luxury brands, which includes vacation brands (Apple Leisure Group, Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara), the recently launched full-service lifestyle brand Hyatt Centric, the soft lifestyle brand Unbound, and the wellness brand Miraval. Hyatt acquired Two Roads in November 2018 and Apple Leisure Group in 2021. The regional exposure as a percentage of total rooms is 66% Americas, 18% Asia-Pacific, and 16% rest of world.
Read more on H →Lamb Weston is the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, such as French fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. The company also has a small appetizer business that produces onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and cheese curds. Including joint ventures, 63% of fiscal 2022 revenue was U.S.-based, with the remainder stemming from Europe, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Mexico, and several other countries. Lamb Weston's customer mix is estimated 58% quick-serve restaurants, 19% full-service restaurants, 8% other food services (hotels, commercial cafeterias, arenas, schools), and 16% retail. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.
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