Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is FCPT or REG more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.57% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.21%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.46% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.57%	7.46%	3.94%
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%

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

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FCPT or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 10 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Regency Centers and 7 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.41 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate FCPT or REG?

Four Corners Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $29.40, suggesting a potential upside of 11.08%. Regency Centers has a consensus price target of $77.54, suggesting a potential upside of 8.93%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Is FCPT or REG a better dividend stock?

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 132.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 133.0% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FCPT or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, 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	9.92	$100.47M	$1.07	24.74
Regency Centers	$1.47B	8.78	$400.39M	$2.12	33.58

Which has more volatility and risk, FCPT or REG?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Regency Centers on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.