Agree Realty (ADC) Competitors

Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend ADC or TSCO?

Agree Realty presently has a consensus price target of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.18%. Tractor Supply has a consensus price target of $61.80, suggesting a potential upside of 0.31%. Given Agree Realty's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Agree Realty is more favorable than Tractor Supply.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agree Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Tractor Supply	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ADC or TSCO?

97.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ADC or TSCO?

Agree Realty has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ADC or TSCO?

In the previous week, Tractor Supply had 4 more articles in the media than Agree Realty. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Tractor Supply and 29 mentions for Agree Realty. Agree Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Tractor Supply's score of 1.36 indicating that Agree Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agree Realty	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tractor Supply	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ADC or TSCO more profitable?

Agree Realty has a net margin of 28.16% compared to Tractor Supply's net margin of 7.18%. Tractor Supply's return on equity of 46.83% beat Agree Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agree Realty	28.16%	3.47%	2.15%
Tractor Supply	7.18%	46.83%	10.73%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ADC or TSCO?

Tractor Supply has higher revenue and earnings than Agree Realty. Tractor Supply is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agree Realty, 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
Agree Realty	$617.09M	13.10	$189.20M	$1.68	43.49
Tractor Supply	$14.88B	2.19	$1.10B	$2.04	30.20

Is ADC or TSCO a better dividend stock?

Agree Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Tractor Supply pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Agree Realty pays out 182.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tractor Supply pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agree Realty has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Tractor Supply has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

Tractor Supply beats Agree Realty on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.