PotlatchDeltic (PCH) Competitors

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor APLE or PCH?

In the previous week, PotlatchDeltic had 3 more articles in the media than Apple Hospitality REIT. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for PotlatchDeltic and 4 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT. PotlatchDeltic's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 1.03 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple Hospitality REIT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PotlatchDeltic	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT currently has a consensus price target of $18.40, suggesting a potential upside of 27.42%. PotlatchDeltic has a consensus price target of $50.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.57%. Given PotlatchDeltic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than PotlatchDeltic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
PotlatchDeltic	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is APLE or PCH a better dividend stock?

Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. PotlatchDeltic pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PotlatchDeltic pays out 315.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and PotlatchDeltic has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT has higher revenue and earnings than PotlatchDeltic. Apple Hospitality REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PotlatchDeltic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.34B	2.60	$177.49M	$0.86	16.79
PotlatchDeltic	$1.02B	3.32	$62.10M	$0.57	74.93

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT received 50 more outperform votes than PotlatchDeltic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.19% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote while only 53.13% of users gave PotlatchDeltic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 330 57.19%	Underperform Votes 247 42.81%
PotlatchDeltic	Outperform Votes 280 53.13%	Underperform Votes 247 46.87%

Which has more risk and volatility, APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PotlatchDeltic has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in APLE or PCH?

89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of PotlatchDeltic shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PotlatchDeltic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is APLE or PCH more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 14.58% compared to Apple Hospitality REIT's net margin of 4.58%. PotlatchDeltic's return on equity of 6.11% beat Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple Hospitality REIT	14.58%	6.11%	4.07%
PotlatchDeltic	4.58%	0.74%	0.47%

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT beats PotlatchDeltic on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.