Head-To-Head Survey: Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) versus The Competition

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) is one of 35 public companies in the “Specialized REITs” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Four Corners Property Trust to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of shares of all “Specialized REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of shares of all “Specialized REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Four Corners Property Trust and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0	6	4	1	2.55
Four Corners Property Trust Competitors	518	2784	3666	191	2.49

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $26.45, indicating a potential upside of 13.01%. As a group, “Specialized REITs” companies have a potential upside of 15.22%. Given Four Corners Property Trust’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 139.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Specialized REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 120.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Four Corners Property Trust	$294.13 million	$112.36 million	21.48
Four Corners Property Trust Competitors	$2.58 billion	$596.00 million	31.60

Four Corners Property Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.53%	7.24%	3.90%
Four Corners Property Trust Competitors	-5.42%	-3.46%	2.00%

Risk & Volatility

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust’s rivals have a beta of 0.92, meaning that their average stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust rivals beat Four Corners Property Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Four Corners Property Trust

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. engages in the owning, acquisition, and leasing of properties for use in the restaurant and food-service related industries. It operates through the Real Estate Operations and Restaurant Operations segments. The Real Estate Operations segment consists of rental revenues generated by leasing restaurant properties. The Restaurant Operations segment includes the Kerrow Restaurant operating business. The company was founded on July 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.