Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is REG or FCPT more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.57% compared to Regency Centers' net margin of 27.21%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.46% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.57%	7.46%	3.94%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, REG or FCPT?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, 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
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.67	$400.39M	$2.12	32.75
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	9.88	$100.47M	$1.07	24.63

Do insiders & institutionals believe in REG or FCPT?

96.1% of Regency Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Regency Centers 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to REG or FCPT?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 6 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Regency Centers and 3 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Four Corners Property Trust's score of 0.96 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Four Corners Property Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, REG or FCPT?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is REG or FCPT a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Regency Centers pays out 133.0% 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 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. Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and 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 lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate REG or FCPT?

Regency Centers currently has a consensus target price of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.34%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Regency Centers beats Four Corners Property Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.