Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FCPT or ADC?

Agree Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust 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
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	10.13	$100.47M	$1.08	24.07
Agree Realty	$617.09M	12.91	$189.20M	$1.68	42.83

Is FCPT or ADC 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%. Agree Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. 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. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Agree Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer FCPT or ADC?

Four Corners Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.47%. Agree Realty has a consensus target price of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.87%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Agree Realty.

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
Agree Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, FCPT or ADC?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agree Realty has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FCPT or ADC?

In the previous week, Agree Realty had 1 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Agree Realty and 6 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Agree Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Four Corners Property Trust's score of 1.68 indicating that Agree Realty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Four Corners Property Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Agree Realty	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCPT or ADC?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FCPT or ADC more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.87% compared to Agree Realty's net margin of 28.16%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.40% beat Agree Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.87%	7.40%	3.96%
Agree Realty	28.16%	3.47%	2.15%

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust and Agree Realty tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.