Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Is FCPT or GLPI more profitable?

Gaming and Leisure Properties has a net margin of 46.32% compared to Four Corners Property Trust's net margin of 37.87%. Gaming and Leisure Properties' return on equity of 15.43% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.87%	7.40%	3.96%
Gaming and Leisure Properties	46.32%	15.43%	5.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, FCPT or GLPI?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaming and Leisure Properties has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCPT or GLPI?

Gaming and Leisure Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Gaming and Leisure Properties 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	9.51	$100.47M	$1.08	22.59
Gaming and Leisure Properties	$1.57B	8.11	$784.62M	$2.58	17.38

Do analysts rate FCPT or GLPI?

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.87%. Gaming and Leisure Properties has a consensus target price of $52.71, indicating a potential upside of 17.58%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Gaming and Leisure Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Gaming and Leisure Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

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

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Gaming and Leisure Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FCPT or GLPI?

In the previous week, Gaming and Leisure Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Gaming and Leisure Properties and 4 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Gaming and Leisure Properties' score of 0.92 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gaming and Leisure Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCPT or GLPI a better dividend stock?

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. 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. Gaming and Leisure Properties pays out 120.9% 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 Gaming and Leisure Properties has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Gaming and Leisure Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Gaming and Leisure Properties beats Four Corners Property Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.