Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors

Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer AC or FCPT?

In the previous week, Four Corners Property Trust had 10 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust and 3 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Associated Capital Group's score of 0.37 indicating that Four Corners Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated Capital Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Four Corners Property Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AC or FCPT a better dividend stock?

Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

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

8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.6% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AC or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust received 129 more outperform votes than Associated Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.36% of users gave Associated Capital Group an outperform vote while only 50.69% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Associated Capital Group	Outperform Votes 127 53.36%	Underperform Votes 111 46.64%
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 256 50.69%	Underperform Votes 249 49.31%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AC or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group 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
Associated Capital Group	$13.66M	55.13	$37.45M	$2.63	13.48
Four Corners Property Trust	$264.88M	9.92	$95.34M	$1.07	25.38

Is AC or FCPT more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 412.90% compared to Four Corners Property Trust's net margin of 37.27%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.68% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	412.90%	6.21%	5.90%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.27%	7.68%	3.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, AC or FCPT?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AC or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $30.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.67%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Associated Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Associated Capital Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.