Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc (RHP): Today's Featured Leisure Laggard

Ryman Hospitality Properties was a leading decliner within the leisure industry, falling $0.86 (-2.2%) to $38.15 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

Ryman Hospitality Properties

(

RHP

) pushed the Leisure industry lower today making it today's featured Leisure laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.2%. By the end of trading, Ryman Hospitality Properties fell $0.86 (-2.2%) to $38.15 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,379,136 shares of Ryman Hospitality Properties exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,232,700 shares. The stock ranged in price between $37.98-$39.30 after having opened the day at $38.81 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $39.01. Other companies within the Leisure industry that declined today were:

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment

(

DDE

), down 3.9%,

Cosi

(

COSI

), down 2.7%,

PokerTek

(

PTEK

), down 2.6% and

Canterbury Park Holding Corporation

(

CPHC

), down 2.5%.

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. owns and operates hotels in the United States. Ryman Hospitality Properties has a market cap of $1.9 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 269.4, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 1.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Ryman Hospitality Properties a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Ryman Hospitality Properties

as a

hold

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, growth in earnings per share and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including poor profit margins, weak operating cash flow and relatively poor performance when compared with the S&P 500 during the past year.

On the positive front,

Orbitz Worldwide

(

OWW

), up 7.1%,

Isle of Capri Casinos

(

ISLE

), up 5.2%,

Six Flags Entertainment

(

SIX

), up 4.8% and

Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain

(

CCSC

), up 4.8% , were all gainers within the leisure industry with

Starbucks Corporation

(

SBUX

) being today's featured leisure industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the leisure industry could consider

PowerShares Dynamic Leisure&Entert

(

PEJ

) while those bearish on the leisure industry could consider

ProShares Ultra Sht Consumer Services

(

SCC

).

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