LTC Properties (LTC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RHP or LTC?

Ryman Hospitality Properties received 17 more outperform votes than LTC Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.26% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote while only 56.32% of users gave LTC Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ryman Hospitality Properties	Outperform Votes 351 57.26%	Underperform Votes 262 42.74%
LTC Properties	Outperform Votes 334 56.32%	Underperform Votes 259 43.68%

Does the media refer more to RHP or LTC?

In the previous week, Ryman Hospitality Properties had 5 more articles in the media than LTC Properties. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties and 3 mentions for LTC Properties. LTC Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ryman Hospitality Properties' score of 0.72 indicating that LTC Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, RHP or LTC?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than LTC Properties. LTC Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryman Hospitality Properties, 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	3.11	$311.22M	$5.63	19.91
LTC Properties	$197.24M	8.80	$89.74M	$2.33	16.46

Is RHP or LTC a better dividend stock?

Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. LTC Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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. LTC Properties pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer RHP or LTC?

Ryman Hospitality Properties presently has a consensus price target of $126.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.54%. LTC Properties has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.53%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ryman Hospitality Properties is more favorable than LTC 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
LTC Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RHP or LTC?

94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of LTC Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of LTC Properties shares are owned by 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, RHP or LTC?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LTC Properties has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RHP or LTC more profitable?

LTC Properties has a net margin of 48.77% compared to Ryman Hospitality Properties' net margin of 14.84%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 61.94% beat LTC Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Hospitality Properties	14.84%	61.94%	6.69%
LTC Properties	48.77%	10.49%	5.44%

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats LTC Properties on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.