Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCPT or HST?

Four Corners Property Trust received 206 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.78% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote while only 47.75% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 259 50.78%	Underperform Votes 251 49.22%
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 53 47.75%	Underperform Votes 58 52.25%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FCPT or HST?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCPT or HST more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.48% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 12.26%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.37% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.48%	7.54%	3.95%
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%

Which has more volatility and risk, FCPT or HST?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FCPT or HST?

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.82%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $18.27, indicating a potential upside of 14.40%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

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
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media prefer FCPT or HST?

In the previous week, Four Corners Property Trust had 7 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust and 6 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Four Corners Property Trust's score of 0.94 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Four Corners Property Trust	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCPT or HST a better dividend stock?

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 83.3% 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 Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 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 better earnings & valuation, FCPT or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts 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	$273.08M	10.13	$100.47M	$1.07	25.72
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.81B	1.91	$740M	$0.96	16.64

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Host Hotels & Resorts on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.