PotlatchDeltic (PCH) Competitors

Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) and PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is APLE or PCH more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 14.53% compared to PotlatchDeltic's net margin of 1.56%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.17% beat PotlatchDeltic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple Hospitality REIT	14.53%	6.17%	4.09%
PotlatchDeltic	1.56%	0.78%	0.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT received 50 more outperform votes than PotlatchDeltic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.92% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote while only 52.80% of users gave PotlatchDeltic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apple Hospitality REIT	Outperform Votes 333 56.92%	Underperform Votes 252 43.08%
PotlatchDeltic	Outperform Votes 283 52.80%	Underperform Votes 253 47.20%

Do analysts rate APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.42%. PotlatchDeltic has a consensus price target of $48.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.04%. Given PotlatchDeltic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PotlatchDeltic is more favorable than Apple Hospitality REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
PotlatchDeltic	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is APLE or PCH a better dividend stock?

Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. PotlatchDeltic pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 112.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PotlatchDeltic pays out 857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT has higher revenue and earnings than PotlatchDeltic. Apple Hospitality REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PotlatchDeltic, 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
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.34B	2.74	$177.49M	$0.85	18.07
PotlatchDeltic	$1.02B	3.20	$62.10M	$0.21	198.00

Does the media refer more to APLE or PCH?

In the previous week, Apple Hospitality REIT had 10 more articles in the media than PotlatchDeltic. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT and 2 mentions for PotlatchDeltic. PotlatchDeltic's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.37 indicating that PotlatchDeltic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple Hospitality REIT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PotlatchDeltic	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, APLE or PCH?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PotlatchDeltic has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APLE or PCH?

89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of PotlatchDeltic shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PotlatchDeltic shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT beats PotlatchDeltic on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.