RYN vs. PCH, BCC, PLD, STAG, WY, OHI, CUBE, HR, RHP, and SBRA
Should you be buying Rayonier stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rayonier include Potlatch (PCH), Boise Cascade (BCC), Prologis (PLD), Stag Industrial (STAG), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), and Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA).
Rayonier vs. Its Competitors
Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) and Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.
Rayonier currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.31%. Potlatch has a consensus price target of $49.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.02%. Given Potlatch's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Potlatch is more favorable than Rayonier.
Rayonier has a net margin of 68.53% compared to Potlatch's net margin of 3.94%. Rayonier's return on equity of 3.39% beat Potlatch's return on equity.
Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Rayonier pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Potlatch pays out 339.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rayonier is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Rayonier has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Potlatch has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Potlatch shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Rayonier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Potlatch shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Rayonier has higher revenue and earnings than Potlatch. Rayonier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Potlatch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Potlatch had 12 more articles in the media than Rayonier. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Potlatch and 21 mentions for Rayonier. Rayonier's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Potlatch's score of 0.06 indicating that Rayonier is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Rayonier beats Potlatch on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:RYN) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
