Contrasting Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) and Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL)

Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) and Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Ryman Hospitality Properties and Global Net Lease’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryman Hospitality Properties	9.45%	31.36%	4.07%
Global Net Lease	-8.72%	-2.90%	-1.07%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Ryman Hospitality Properties and Global Net Lease, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0	1	11	0	2.92
Global Net Lease	0	1	4	1	3.00

Ryman Hospitality Properties currently has a consensus price target of $122.27, suggesting a potential downside of 3.49%. Global Net Lease has a consensus price target of $10.40, suggesting a potential upside of 15.62%. Given Global Net Lease’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global Net Lease is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Dividends

Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays out 126.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Net Lease pays out -190.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryman Hospitality Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ryman Hospitality Properties and Global Net Lease”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.58 billion	3.10	$243.43 million	$3.79	33.43
Global Net Lease	$495.29 million	3.85	-$225.46 million	($0.40)	-22.49

Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Global Net Lease. Global Net Lease 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Global Net Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Net Lease has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Global Net Lease on 12 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 Global Net Lease

Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on the NYSE. The firm focused on acquiring a diversified global portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant, mission critical income producing net-leased assets across the United States, Western and Northern Europe.