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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

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 5.5%. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor AC or FCPT?

In the previous week, Four Corners Property Trust had 7 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust and 3 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Associated Capital Group's score of 0.10 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Four Corners Property Trust	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger 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	$11.91M	59.17	$44.33M	$2.53	13.20
Four Corners Property Trust	$279.45M	9.63	$100.47M	$1.08	23.85

Is AC or FCPT more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 451.70% compared to Four Corners Property Trust's net margin of 37.87%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.40% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	451.70%	5.98%	5.65%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.87%	7.40%	3.96%

Which has more risk and volatility, AC or FCPT?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or FCPT?

8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AC or FCPT?

Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.55%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats Associated Capital Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.