Rayonier (RYN) Competitors

CubeSmart (NYSE:CUBE) and Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings.

Do analysts prefer CUBE or RYN?

CubeSmart currently has a consensus target price of $51.45, indicating a potential upside of 5.81%. Rayonier has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Rayonier's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rayonier is more favorable than CubeSmart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CubeSmart	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Rayonier	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CUBE or RYN?

CubeSmart received 138 more outperform votes than Rayonier when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.09% of users gave CubeSmart an outperform vote while only 54.53% of users gave Rayonier an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CubeSmart	Outperform Votes 439 64.09%	Underperform Votes 246 35.91%
Rayonier	Outperform Votes 301 54.53%	Underperform Votes 251 45.47%

Does the media refer more to CUBE or RYN?

In the previous week, CubeSmart had 5 more articles in the media than Rayonier. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CubeSmart and 3 mentions for Rayonier. Rayonier's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat CubeSmart's score of 1.05 indicating that Rayonier is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CubeSmart	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rayonier	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CUBE or RYN?

CubeSmart has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rayonier has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CUBE or RYN?

97.6% of CubeSmart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Rayonier shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CubeSmart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Rayonier shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CUBE or RYN a better dividend stock?

CubeSmart pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. CubeSmart pays out 115.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rayonier pays out 107.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CubeSmart has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. CubeSmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CUBE or RYN more profitable?

CubeSmart has a net margin of 37.79% compared to Rayonier's net margin of 15.84%. CubeSmart's return on equity of 14.33% beat Rayonier's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CubeSmart	37.79%	14.33%	6.48%
Rayonier	15.84%	2.95%	1.52%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CUBE or RYN?

CubeSmart has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rayonier. CubeSmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rayonier, 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
CubeSmart	$1.05B	10.47	$410.76M	$1.77	27.47
Rayonier	$1.06B	4.27	$173.49M	$1.06	28.58

Summary

CubeSmart beats Rayonier on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.