Comparing Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) & Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL)

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Net Lease	$495.29 million	3.94	-$225.46 million	($0.40)	-23.01
Ryman Hospitality Properties	$2.58 billion	3.13	$243.43 million	$3.79	33.71

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.2% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Global Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Global Net Lease and Ryman Hospitality Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Global Net Lease presently has a consensus target price of $10.40, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a consensus target price of $122.27, suggesting a potential downside of 4.29%. Given Global Net Lease’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Global Net Lease is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Dividends

Global Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Ryman Hospitality Properties pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Global Net Lease pays out -190.0% 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. Ryman Hospitality Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Risk and Volatility

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Ryman Hospitality Properties beats Global Net Lease on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.