Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer HLI or FCPT?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 15 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 10 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Houlihan Lokey's score of 0.68 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
Houlihan Lokey	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Four Corners Property Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLI or FCPT?

Houlihan Lokey received 42 more outperform votes than Four Corners Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.53% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 50.59% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 299 60.53%	Underperform Votes 195 39.47%
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 257 50.59%	Underperform Votes 251 49.41%

Which has more risk and volatility, HLI or FCPT?

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLI or FCPT a better dividend stock?

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 43.5% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HLI or FCPT?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, 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
Houlihan Lokey	$2.24B	4.76	$280.30M	$5.24	29.05
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	10.37	$100.47M	$1.07	25.99

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLI or FCPT?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by company 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.

Is HLI or FCPT more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.48% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 16.00%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 20.04% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houlihan Lokey	16.00%	20.04%	12.06%
Four Corners Property Trust	37.48%	7.54%	3.95%

Do analysts recommend HLI or FCPT?

Houlihan Lokey presently has a consensus price target of $183.40, indicating a potential upside of 20.48%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus price target of $30.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.59%. Given Houlihan Lokey's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats Four Corners Property Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.