Rayonier (RYN) Competitors

Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) and Skyline Champion (NYSE:SKY) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, RYN or SKY?

Rayonier has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyline Champion has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RYN or SKY?

89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Rayonier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Skyline Champion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend RYN or SKY?

Rayonier presently has a consensus price target of $34.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.39%. Skyline Champion has a consensus price target of $71.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.48%. Given Rayonier's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rayonier is more favorable than Skyline Champion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rayonier	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Skyline Champion	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is RYN or SKY more profitable?

Rayonier has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Skyline Champion's net margin of 10.19%. Skyline Champion's return on equity of 15.45% beat Rayonier's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rayonier	16.41%	2.89%	1.44%
Skyline Champion	10.19%	15.45%	12.15%

Does the media refer more to RYN or SKY?

In the previous week, Skyline Champion had 5 more articles in the media than Rayonier. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Skyline Champion and 5 mentions for Rayonier. Rayonier's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Skyline Champion's score of 0.53 indicating that Rayonier is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rayonier	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyline Champion	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RYN or SKY?

Skyline Champion has higher revenue and earnings than Rayonier. Skyline Champion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rayonier, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rayonier	$1.06B	4.24	$173.49M	$1.17	25.78
Skyline Champion	$2.61B	1.69	$401.80M	$3.49	21.88

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RYN or SKY?

Rayonier received 275 more outperform votes than Skyline Champion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.25% of users gave Rayonier an outperform vote while only 34.72% of users gave Skyline Champion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rayonier	Outperform Votes 300 55.25%	Underperform Votes 243 44.75%
Skyline Champion	Outperform Votes 25 34.72%	Underperform Votes 47 65.28%

Summary

Skyline Champion beats Rayonier on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.