Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.14%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus target price of $124.67, indicating a potential upside of 35.85%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryman Hospitality Properties is more favorable than Weyerhaeuser.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyerhaeuser	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Ryman Hospitality Properties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than Ryman Hospitality Properties. Ryman Hospitality Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, 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
Weyerhaeuser	$7.12B	2.99	$396M	$0.55	53.41
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.34B	2.35	$311.22M	$4.39	20.90

Does the media favor WY or RHP?

In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 4 more articles in the media than Ryman Hospitality Properties. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 16 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Ryman Hospitality Properties' score of 0.63 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weyerhaeuser	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryman Hospitality Properties	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser received 206 more outperform votes than Ryman Hospitality Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.23% of users gave Weyerhaeuser an outperform vote while only 57.33% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weyerhaeuser	Outperform Votes 562 64.23%	Underperform Votes 313 35.77%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	Outperform Votes 356 57.33%	Underperform Votes 265 42.67%

Which has more risk and volatility, WY or RHP?

Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WY or RHP more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Weyerhaeuser's net margin of 5.56%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 49.23% beat Weyerhaeuser's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyerhaeuser	5.56%	3.86%	2.30%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	11.61%	49.23%	5.28%

Is WY or RHP a better dividend stock?

Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Weyerhaeuser pays out 152.7% 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 104.8% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Weyerhaeuser and Ryman Hospitality Properties tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.