Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) & Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) Head-To-Head Survey

Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) and Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) are both mid-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Ryman Hospitality Properties and Park Hotels & Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Hospitality Properties	9.91%	34.54%	4.39%
Park Hotels & Resorts	-6.41%	-5.23%	-2.04%

Volatility and Risk

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ryman Hospitality Properties and Park Hotels & Resorts”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.74 billion	3.13	$243.43 million	$4.09	33.30
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.54 billion	1.33	-$283.00 million	($0.83)	-20.16

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Park Hotels & Resorts. Park 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Ryman Hospitality Properties and Park Hotels & Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0	1	12	1	3.00
Park Hotels & Resorts	1	8	3	2	2.43

Ryman Hospitality Properties currently has a consensus target price of $135.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.71%. Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $16.64, suggesting a potential downside of 0.56%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays out 117.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Park Hotels & Resorts pays out -120.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryman Hospitality Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Park Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Park Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Park Hotels & Resorts on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ryman Hospitality Properties

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a leading lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust that specializes in upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences. The Company's holdings include Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center; and Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, five of the top seven largest non-gaming convention center hotels in the United States based on total indoor meeting space. The Company also owns the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa as well as two ancillary hotels adjacent to our Gaylord Hotels properties. The Company's hotel portfolio is managed by Marriott International and includes a combined total of 11,414 rooms as well as more than 3 million square feet of total indoor and outdoor meeting space in top convention and leisure destinations across the country. RHP also owns a 70% controlling ownership interest in Opry Entertainment Group (OEG), which is composed of entities owning a growing collection of iconic and emerging country music brands, including the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, WSM 650 AM, Ole Red, Nashville-area attractions, and Block 21, a mixed-use entertainment, lodging, office and retail complex, including the W Austin Hotel and the ACL Live at the Moody Theater, located in downtown Austin, Texas. RHP operates OEG as its Entertainment segment in a taxable REIT subsidiary, and its results are consolidated in the Company's financial results.

About Park Hotels & Resorts

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates hotels and resorts. It operates through the Consolidated Hotels and Unconsolidated Hotels segments. Its portfolio of hotels and resorts include the Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, and Curio. The company was founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919 and is headquartered in Tysons, VA.