Reviewing Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO) & Travel + Leisure (NYSE:TNL)

Travel + Leisure (NYSE:TNL) and Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Travel + Leisure has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murano Global Investments has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Travel + Leisure and Murano Global Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travel + Leisure	0	2	6	0	2.75
Murano Global Investments	0	0	0	0	N/A

Travel + Leisure currently has a consensus target price of $56.63, suggesting a potential upside of 32.61%. Given Travel + Leisure’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Travel + Leisure is more favorable than Murano Global Investments.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Travel + Leisure and Murano Global Investments’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Travel + Leisure	$3.82 billion	0.80	$396.00 million	$5.43	7.86
Murano Global Investments	$446.80 million	0.23	-$8.71 million	N/A	N/A

Travel + Leisure has higher revenue and earnings than Murano Global Investments.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.5% of Travel + Leisure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Travel + Leisure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Travel + Leisure and Murano Global Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travel + Leisure	11.35%	-46.63%	6.40%
Murano Global Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Travel + Leisure beats Murano Global Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Travel + Leisure

Travel + Leisure Co., together with its subsidiaries, provides hospitality services and travel products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Vacation Ownership; and Travel and Membership. The Vacation Ownership segment develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests (VOIs) to individual consumers, as well as provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs; and property management services at resorts. The Travel and Membership segment operates various travel businesses, including three vacation exchange brands, travel technology platforms, travel memberships, and direct-to-consumer rentals. This segment also offers private-label travel booking technology solutions. The company was formerly known as Wyndham Destinations, Inc. and changed its name to Travel + Leisure Co. in February 2021. Travel + Leisure Co. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

About Murano Global Investments

HCM Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. HCM Acquisition Corp is based in Stamford, Connecticut.