Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) Competitors

Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, HST or RHP?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HST or RHP a better dividend stock?

Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% 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. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Ryman Hospitality Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HST or RHP more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 11.66%. Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity of 51.95% beat Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.66%	10.11%	5.26%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	12.16%	51.95%	5.61%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HST or RHP?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Ryman Hospitality Properties. Host Hotels & Resorts 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.97	$697M	$0.96	16.81
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.34B	2.56	$271.64M	$4.72	21.17

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

98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate HST or RHP?

Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $17.96, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus price target of $115.43, suggesting a potential upside of 15.52%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ryman Hospitality Properties is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HST or RHP?

In the previous week, Ryman Hospitality Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties and 4 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Ryman Hospitality Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.21 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ryman Hospitality Properties	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Host Hotels & Resorts on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.