Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. SHO scored 74.0, RHP scored 74.0 — tied at the top.
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SHO
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · Financial strength
65.8Fin
$11.65 · $2.2B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
8.8
SHO leads
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · Financial strength
57Fin
$124.51 · $8.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthRHP+10.2%
Strongest balance sheetSHO0.52
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
SHO
RHP
3.2%B
Yield
4.0%B+
+7.3%B
Rev
+10.2%B
0.52A-
D/E
3.35C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
SHOSunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · $11.65 · beta 1.02
Why now
REIT - Hotel & Motel · market cap $2.2b. 3% off the 52-week high of $12.07. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $11.96 (implying +3% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 148% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
ROE 3% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
RHPRyman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
REIT - Hotel & Motel · $124.51 · beta 1.23
Why now
REIT - Hotel & Motel · market cap $8.6b. 9% off the 52-week high of $137.46. Revenue growing +10%, comfortably above the S&P median. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $139.79 (implying +12% upside).
Moat
ROE 23% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 3.35 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is SHO or RHP the better stock?
On the Bull Rankings quality-growth score they are level: SHO and RHP both score 74.0 out of 100. The score blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number, so a tie means the model sees no meaningful edge either way — the pillar breakdown on this page shows where each is actually stronger.
How are SHO and RHP scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.