Rayonier (NYSE:RYN – Get Free Report) and Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE:AHT – Get Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Dividends
Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 33.1%. Rayonier pays out 101.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ashford Hospitality Trust pays out -7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashford Hospitality Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Rayonier and Ashford Hospitality Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Rayonier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Ashford Hospitality Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.0% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Rayonier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Rayonier has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashford Hospitality Trust has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Rayonier and Ashford Hospitality Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Rayonier | $1.01 billion | 4.68 | $173.49 million | $1.12 | 28.38 |
Ashford Hospitality Trust | $1.28 billion | 0.02 | -$178.49 million | ($3.17) | -0.23 |
Rayonier has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ashford Hospitality Trust. Ashford Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rayonier, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Rayonier and Ashford Hospitality Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Rayonier | 14.78% | 3.00% | 1.53% |
Ashford Hospitality Trust | 2.25% | -10.52% | 0.82% |
Summary
Rayonier beats Ashford Hospitality Trust on 8 of the 14 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 Ashford Hospitality Trust
Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing predominantly in upper upscale, full-service hotels.
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