DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RHP or DRH?

In the previous week, DiamondRock Hospitality had 2 more articles in the media than Ryman Hospitality Properties. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for DiamondRock Hospitality and 6 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties. Ryman Hospitality Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat DiamondRock Hospitality's score of -0.14 indicating that Ryman Hospitality Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryman Hospitality Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DiamondRock Hospitality	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, RHP or DRH?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiamondRock Hospitality has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RHP or DRH?

DiamondRock Hospitality received 55 more outperform votes than Ryman Hospitality Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.26% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote while only 55.54% of users gave DiamondRock Hospitality an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryman Hospitality Properties	Outperform Votes 351 57.26%	Underperform Votes 262 42.74%
DiamondRock Hospitality	Outperform Votes 406 55.54%	Underperform Votes 325 44.46%

Is RHP or DRH more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 14.84% compared to DiamondRock Hospitality's net margin of 6.30%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 61.94% beat DiamondRock Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Hospitality Properties	14.84%	61.94%	6.69%
DiamondRock Hospitality	6.30%	4.25%	2.18%

Do analysts rate RHP or DRH?

Ryman Hospitality Properties presently has a consensus price target of $126.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. DiamondRock Hospitality has a consensus price target of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 10.53%. Given DiamondRock Hospitality's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DiamondRock Hospitality is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
DiamondRock Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RHP or DRH?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than DiamondRock Hospitality. Ryman Hospitality Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiamondRock Hospitality, 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	$2.16B	3.21	$311.22M	$5.63	20.55
DiamondRock Hospitality	$1.07B	1.77	$86.34M	$0.28	32.71

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RHP or DRH?

94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of DiamondRock Hospitality shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RHP or DRH a better dividend stock?

Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. DiamondRock Hospitality pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays out 78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DiamondRock Hospitality pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats DiamondRock Hospitality on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.