Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) Competitors

Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE:SHO) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to SHO or RHP?

In the previous week, Ryman Hospitality Properties had 1 more articles in the media than Sunstone Hotel Investors. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties and 5 mentions for Sunstone Hotel Investors. Ryman Hospitality Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Sunstone Hotel Investors' score of 0.09 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
Sunstone Hotel Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ryman Hospitality Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SHO or RHP more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Sunstone Hotel Investors' net margin of 3.85%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 51.95% beat Sunstone Hotel Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunstone Hotel Investors	3.85%	1.93%	1.14%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	12.16%	51.95%	5.61%

Which has more risk and volatility, SHO or RHP?

Sunstone Hotel Investors has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

99.4% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sunstone Hotel Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SHO or RHP?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Sunstone Hotel Investors. Ryman Hospitality Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunstone Hotel Investors, 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
Sunstone Hotel Investors	$905.81M	1.96	$43.26M	$0.10	89.30
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.40B	2.58	$271.64M	$4.72	21.85

Is SHO or RHP a better dividend stock?

Sunstone Hotel Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Sunstone Hotel Investors pays out 360.0% 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. Sunstone Hotel Investors has increased its dividend for 2 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 analysts rate SHO or RHP?

Sunstone Hotel Investors presently has a consensus target price of $9.31, suggesting a potential upside of 4.28%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus target price of $114.43, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ryman Hospitality Properties is more favorable than Sunstone Hotel Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunstone Hotel Investors	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Sunstone Hotel Investors on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.