DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) Competitors

Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) and DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE:DRH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RHP or DRH?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than DiamondRock Hospitality. Ryman Hospitality Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiamondRock Hospitality, 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
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.34B	2.48	$311.22M	$4.39	22.02
DiamondRock Hospitality	$1.13B	1.46	$86.34M	$0.17	46.50

Do analysts rate RHP or DRH?

Ryman Hospitality Properties presently has a consensus target price of $125.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. DiamondRock Hospitality has a consensus target price of $10.05, indicating a potential upside of 27.13%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ryman Hospitality Properties is more favorable than DiamondRock Hospitality.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryman Hospitality Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
DiamondRock Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is RHP or DRH a better dividend stock?

Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays out 104.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 188.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ryman Hospitality Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, RHP or DRH?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RHP or DRH?

DiamondRock Hospitality received 51 more outperform votes than Ryman Hospitality Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.26% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote while only 55.39% of users gave DiamondRock Hospitality an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryman Hospitality Properties	Outperform Votes 355 57.26%	Underperform Votes 265 42.74%
DiamondRock Hospitality	Outperform Votes 406 55.39%	Underperform Votes 327 44.61%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RHP or DRH?

94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of DiamondRock Hospitality shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor RHP or DRH?

In the previous week, Ryman Hospitality Properties had 3 more articles in the media than DiamondRock Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties and 9 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality. DiamondRock Hospitality's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ryman Hospitality Properties' score of 1.22 indicating that DiamondRock Hospitality is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryman Hospitality Properties	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DiamondRock Hospitality	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RHP or DRH more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 11.61% compared to DiamondRock Hospitality's net margin of 6.30%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 49.23% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Hospitality Properties	11.61%	49.23%	5.28%
DiamondRock Hospitality	6.30%	4.25%	2.18%

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.