IHRT vs RHP vs SGA Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Ryman Hospitality Properties and Saga Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.87 -20.4% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$275.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
SGA Saga Communications Inc
$8.20 -5.6% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$50.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$103.94M
Div. yield
0.13%
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ryman Hospitality Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ryman Hospitality Properties 8, Saga Communications 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTRHPSGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.99M $8.36B $50.28M RHP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.0x 30.7x -5.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +12.2% -5.8% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 9.9% -8.5% RHP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 10.9% -6.3% RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.2x 2.9x SGA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.13% SGA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% +49.4% -34.7% RHP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.7%/yr +9.2%/yr -18.9%/yr RHP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.2% 23.6% 32.0% RHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 40/100 RHP

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTRHPSGA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIHRTRHPSGA
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 55 #66 of 145 47 #29 of 54
Growth 66 #16 of 45 71 #43 of 144 0 #45 of 45
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 80 #29 of 140 21 #34 of 43
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 26 #108 of 146 80 #13 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 70 #40 of 132 52 #13 of 26
Overall 45 60 40
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SGA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIHRTRHPSGASPY
1 month -20.4%+8.2%-5.6% -1.0%
3 months -47.2%-2.0%-4.4% +2.9%
6 months -65.5%+27.7%-30.3% +6.4%
Year to date -55.0%+37.9%-28.4% +11.4%
1 year -43.8%+49.4%-34.7% +13.1%
3 years -21.8%+51.5%-57.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.9%+14.9%-24.8% +21.5%
5 years -91.3%+55.5%-65.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -38.7%+9.2%-18.9% +10.9%
10 years —+164.8%-82.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+10.2%-15.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIHRTRHPSGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.2%23.6%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.9%22.3%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.520.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.502.09-1.08 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-34.8%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.5%-4.0%-35.6% -2.5%
52-week high $6.33$136.00$12.74 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$85.91$8.10 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIHRTRHPSGA
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.8x 30.3xmedian 27.0x -5.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 3.0xmedian 4.1x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 11.1x 13.8xmedian 14.5x -3.8xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 9.4x 30.0xmedian 23.7x -51.9xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 10.4xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 20.90median 2.07 0.13median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIHRTRHPSGA
Revenue $3.99B $2.74B $103.94M
Gross profit $2.34B $1.20B –
Operating income $6.41M $543.81M -$12.79M
Net income -$286.32M $279.90M -$8.89M
Free cash flow $36.26M $274.66M -$1.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $3.99 $-1.46
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $366.13M $18.38M
Total debt $5.04B $3.97B $20.00M
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 68.14M 6.10M
Enterprise value -$496.71M $6.61B -$66.07M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPSGA
P/E -1.0x 30.3x -5.6x
P/FCF 7.1x 30.0x -51.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 11.9x 25.2x
P/S 0.1x 3.0x 0.5x
P/B -0.1x 10.4x 0.4x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 10.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 13.8x -3.8x
EV/EBIT 799.3x 21.8x -2.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.3x 0.3x
EV/FCF 141.4x 43.1x -29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.1x 17.1x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 20.90 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPSGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 12.2% -5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 10.5% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 12.8% -835.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 7.2% -46.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 3.1% -525.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% 5.3% -45.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -0.1% -531.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 1.4% -44.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 14.3% -80.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 10.9% -49.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 37.2% -113.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% -9.0% -27.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPSGA
Gross margin 58.8% 43.8% –
EBITDA margin 8.7% 31.2% -7.5%
Operating margin 0.2% 19.8% -12.3%
Pretax margin -10.5% 10.7% -11.3%
Net margin -7.2% 9.9% -8.5%
FCF margin 0.9% 10.0% -1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 25.2% 2.0%
Return on equity – 35.9% -6.0%
Return on assets -5.9% 4.5% -4.5%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 10.9% -6.3%
Return on capital employed 0.2% – -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.5x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPSGA
Debt / assets 103.9% 64.1% 2.5%
Debt / equity -2.5x 5.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.2x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 14.5x -5.0x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 87.2% 24.7%
Equity / assets -41.4% 12.8% 75.3%
Interest coverage – 2.1x -31.7x
Current ratio 1.4x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score -0.50 – 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPSGA
Dividend yield – 3.7% 12.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 13.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 107.0% -72.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 109.1% -636.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.0% 0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 69.7% -40.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIHRTRHPSGA
Forward P/E – 32.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $-0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +19.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.87BFY2026 $2.83BFY2026 $109.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +6.3% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTRHPSGA
Held by institutions 62.5% 100.0% 56.0%
Institutions holding 136 434 28
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -0.2% +0.5%
Institutions buying 73 232 14
Institutions selling 50 137 5
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.69 2.80

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IHRTRHPSGA
IHRT 1.00 0.25 0.08
RHP 0.25 1.00 -0.01
SGA 0.08 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, RHP and SGA?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.36B, Saga Communications (SGA) $50.28M.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +12.2%, Saga Communications (SGA) -5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, Saga Communications (SGA) -8.5%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, Saga Communications (SGA) -6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +49.4%, Saga Communications (SGA) -34.7%. Over five years, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.2%/yr, Saga Communications (SGA) -18.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Saga Communications (SGA) has the highest dividend yield: iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 0.04%, Saga Communications (SGA) 0.13%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.6%, Saga Communications (SGA) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, RHP and SGA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.