Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RHP or WY?

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
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.40B	2.42	$311.22M	$4.72	20.50
Weyerhaeuser	$7.09B	2.68	$396M	$0.50	52.40

Is RHP or WY more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Weyerhaeuser's net margin of 5.56%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 49.23% beat Weyerhaeuser's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Hospitality Properties	11.61%	49.23%	5.28%
Weyerhaeuser	5.56%	3.86%	2.30%

Which has more volatility and risk, RHP or WY?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RHP or WY?

Ryman Hospitality Properties presently has a consensus target price of $116.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.88%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus target price of $33.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.82%. Given Weyerhaeuser's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryman Hospitality Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Weyerhaeuser	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is RHP or WY a better dividend stock?

Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Weyerhaeuser has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Ryman Hospitality Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RHP or WY?

94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RHP or WY?

In the previous week, Ryman Hospitality Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Weyerhaeuser. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties and 18 mentions for Weyerhaeuser. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ryman Hospitality Properties' score of 0.96 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryman Hospitality Properties	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weyerhaeuser	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RHP or WY?

Weyerhaeuser received 205 more outperform votes than Ryman Hospitality Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.12% of users gave Weyerhaeuser an outperform vote while only 57.37% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryman Hospitality Properties	Outperform Votes 358 57.37%	Underperform Votes 266 42.63%
Weyerhaeuser	Outperform Votes 563 64.12%	Underperform Votes 315 35.88%

Summary

Weyerhaeuser beats Ryman Hospitality Properties on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.