GEO vs. RHP, HR, RYN, PCH, SBRA, EPR, MPW, NHI, SHO, and DRH
Should you be buying The GEO Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GEO Group include Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Rayonier (RYN), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), National Health Investors (NHI), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE:RHP) and The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, The GEO Group had 3 more articles in the media than Ryman Hospitality Properties. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for The GEO Group and 7 mentions for Ryman Hospitality Properties. The GEO Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Ryman Hospitality Properties' score of 0.28 indicating that Ryman Hospitality Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ryman Hospitality Properties presently has a consensus target price of $118.29, indicating a potential upside of 12.57%. The GEO Group has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Ryman Hospitality Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than Ryman Hospitality Properties.
Ryman Hospitality Properties has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Ryman Hospitality Properties' net margin of 4.51%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 56.37% beat Ryman Hospitality Properties' return on equity.
94.5% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of The GEO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Ryman Hospitality Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Ryman Hospitality Properties has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The GEO Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ryman Hospitality Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The GEO Group. The GEO Group 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.
The GEO Group received 169 more outperform votes than Ryman Hospitality Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 57.52% of users gave Ryman Hospitality Properties an outperform vote.
Summary
Ryman Hospitality Properties beats The GEO Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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