Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT) Competitors

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE:AACT) are both trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer FCPT or AACT?

In the previous week, Four Corners Property Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Corporation II. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust and 1 mentions for Ares Acquisition Corporation II. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's score of 0.30 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FCPT or AACT?

Four Corners Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Acquisition Corporation II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	9.85	$100.47M	$1.07	24.57
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	N/A	$25.99M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend FCPT or AACT?

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $29.40, suggesting a potential upside of 11.82%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Ares Acquisition Corporation II.

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
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FCPT or AACT?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.0% of Ares Acquisition Corporation II shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FCPT or AACT more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.57% compared to Ares Acquisition Corporation II's net margin of 0.00%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.46% beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.57%	7.46%	3.94%
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	-101.04%	4.12%

Which has more volatility and risk, FCPT or AACT?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Acquisition Corporation II has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Ares Acquisition Corporation II on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.