Agree Realty (ADC) Competitors

Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, ADC or TSCO?

Agree Realty has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADC or TSCO more profitable?

Agree Realty has a net margin of 28.16% compared to Tractor Supply's net margin of 7.18%. Tractor Supply's return on equity of 46.83% beat Agree Realty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agree Realty	28.16%	3.47%	2.15%
Tractor Supply	7.18%	46.83%	10.73%

Does the media favor ADC or TSCO?

In the previous week, Agree Realty had 11 more articles in the media than Tractor Supply. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Agree Realty and 27 mentions for Tractor Supply. Agree Realty's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Tractor Supply's score of 1.51 indicating that Agree Realty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agree Realty	25 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tractor Supply	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADC or TSCO?

97.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Agree Realty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADC or TSCO?

Tractor Supply has higher revenue and earnings than Agree Realty. Tractor Supply is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agree Realty, 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
Agree Realty	$659.75M	12.09	$189.20M	$1.68	42.89
Tractor Supply	$14.88B	2.18	$1.10B	$2.04	29.95

Do analysts prefer ADC or TSCO?

Agree Realty presently has a consensus target price of $80.61, indicating a potential upside of 11.86%. Tractor Supply has a consensus target price of $61.80, indicating a potential upside of 1.15%. Given Agree Realty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agree Realty is more favorable than Tractor Supply.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agree Realty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Tractor Supply	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is ADC or TSCO a better dividend stock?

Agree Realty pays an annual dividend of $3.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Tractor Supply pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Agree Realty pays out 182.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tractor Supply pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agree Realty has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Tractor Supply has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Summary

Agree Realty and Tractor Supply tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.