Head-To-Head Comparison: Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) and Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD)

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and Ryman Hospitality Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americold Realty Trust	$2.60 billion	1.60	-$114.55 million	($0.39)	-37.47
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.58 billion	3.02	$243.43 million	$3.79	32.57

Ryman Hospitality Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust 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 ratings and target prices for Americold Realty Trust and Ryman Hospitality Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	4	9	3	0	1.94
Ryman Hospitality Properties	0	1	11	0	2.92

Americold Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $14.71, suggesting a potential upside of 0.70%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus price target of $122.27, suggesting a potential downside of 0.93%. Given Americold Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and Ryman Hospitality Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americold Realty Trust	-4.29%	-3.73%	-1.38%
Ryman Hospitality Properties	9.45%	31.36%	4.07%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Americold Realty Trust pays out -235.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Americold Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Ryman Hospitality Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Americold Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Americold Realty Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which focuses on the ownership, operation, development, and acquisition of temperature-controlled warehouses. It operates through the following segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation, and Other. The Warehouse segment collects rent and storage fees from customers to store frozen and perishable food and other products within the firm’s real estate portfolio. The Third-Party Managed segment manages warehouses on behalf of third parties and provides warehouse management services to food retailers and manufacturers in customer-owned facilities. The Transportation segment is involved in brokering and managing transportation of frozen and perishable food and other products. The Other segment includes ownership in a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.