Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FCPT or AC?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCPT or AC more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 451.70% compared to Four Corners Property Trust's net margin of 37.87%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.40% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.87%	7.40%	3.96%
Associated Capital Group	451.70%	5.98%	5.65%

Does the media prefer FCPT or AC?

In the previous week, Four Corners Property Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust and 4 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Associated Capital Group's score of -0.10 indicating that Four Corners Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Four Corners Property Trust	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Associated Capital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FCPT or AC a better dividend stock?

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 131.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Four Corners Property Trust has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FCPT or AC?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FCPT or AC?

Four Corners Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Four Corners Property Trust, 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
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	10.13	$100.47M	$1.08	24.07
Associated Capital Group	$13.18M	50.08	$44.33M	$2.53	12.37

Do analysts rate FCPT or AC?

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.47%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Associated Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Associated Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Associated Capital Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.