Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA – Get Free Report) and Rayonier (NYSE:RYN – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Smartstop Self Storage REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Rayonier shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Smartstop Self Storage REIT and Rayonier, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.70 |
| Rayonier | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.17 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Smartstop Self Storage REIT and Rayonier”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT | $281.14 million | 6.77 | -$1.55 million | $0.51 | 67.44 |
| Rayonier | $484.50 million | 13.52 | $474.38 million | $0.45 | 48.41 |
Rayonier has higher revenue and earnings than Smartstop Self Storage REIT. Rayonier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smartstop Self Storage REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rayonier has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Smartstop Self Storage REIT and Rayonier’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Smartstop Self Storage REIT | 9.68% | 2.33% | 1.23% |
| Rayonier | 7.83% | 3.49% | 2.37% |
Dividends
Smartstop Self Storage REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT pays out 319.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rayonier pays out 231.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rayonier is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Rayonier beats Smartstop Self Storage REIT on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Smartstop Self Storage REIT
Symmetry Medical Inc. (Symmetry) is a medical device solutions company, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and sterilization cases and trays. The Company designs, develops and offers worldwide production and supply chain capabilities for these products to customers in the orthopedic industry, and other medical device markets (including but not limited to arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic, and endoscopy segments). It also manufactures specialized non-healthcare products, primarily in the aerospace industry. The Company operates in two segments: original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solutions and symmetry surgical. On August 15, 2011, the Company acquired PSC Industries, Inc’s Olsen Medical division. On December 29, 2011 it acquired the surgical instruments product portfolio from Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company.
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).
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