Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) Competitors

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) are both specialized reits companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is WY or RHP a better dividend stock?

Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Weyerhaeuser pays out 168.0% 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 pays out 97.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Weyerhaeuser has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Ryman Hospitality Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Ryman Hospitality Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WY or RHP?

83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WY or RHP more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Weyerhaeuser's net margin of 5.15%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 51.95% beat Weyerhaeuser's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyerhaeuser	5.15%	3.59%	2.12%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	12.16%	51.95%	5.61%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than Ryman Hospitality Properties. Ryman Hospitality Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, 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
Weyerhaeuser	$7.09B	2.71	$396M	$0.50	53.00
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.34B	2.65	$271.64M	$4.72	21.85

Do analysts rate WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus price target of $33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus price target of $114.43, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyerhaeuser	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to WY or RHP?

In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 15 more articles in the media than Ryman Hospitality Properties. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 4 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties. Ryman Hospitality Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Weyerhaeuser's score of 0.74 indicating that Ryman Hospitality Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weyerhaeuser	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryman Hospitality Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Weyerhaeuser on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.