Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) versus Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) Head to Head Review

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) and Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Rayonier and Sila Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rayonier	$1.06 billion	3.71	$173.49 million	$1.06	24.80
Sila Realty Trust	$189.07 million	7.07	$24.04 million	N/A	N/A

Rayonier has higher revenue and earnings than Sila Realty Trust.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Rayonier and Sila Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rayonier	0	3	0	0	2.00
Sila Realty Trust	0	0	3	0	3.00

Rayonier currently has a consensus price target of $29.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.87%. Sila Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $28.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.97%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sila Realty Trust is more favorable than Rayonier.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Rayonier and Sila Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rayonier	15.84%	2.95%	1.52%
Sila Realty Trust	12.11%	1.54%	1.09%

Dividends

Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. 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.

Summary

Rayonier beats Sila Realty Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rayonier

Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2023, Rayonier owned or leased under long-term agreements approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. South (1.85 million acres), U.S. Pacific Northwest (418,000 acres) and New Zealand (421,000 acres).

About Sila Realty Trust

Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.