Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Competitors

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is FCPT or HST a better dividend stock?

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 80.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, FCPT or HST?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FCPT or HST?

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $30.20, suggesting a potential upside of 6.21%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $19.54, suggesting a potential upside of 30.06%. Given Host Hotels & Resorts' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Host Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Host Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCPT or HST?

Four Corners Property Trust received 206 more outperform votes than Host Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.59% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote while only 47.66% of users gave Host Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Four Corners Property Trust	Outperform Votes 257 50.59%	Underperform Votes 251 49.41%
Host Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 51 47.66%	Underperform Votes 56 52.34%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FCPT or HST?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FCPT or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts 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
Four Corners Property Trust	$268.07M	10.60	$100.47M	$1.07	26.57
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	1.85	$740M	$0.99	15.17

Does the media favor FCPT or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 20 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 6 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.60 indicating that Four Corners Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Four Corners Property Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Host Hotels & Resorts	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCPT or HST more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.48% compared to Host Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 12.26%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.37% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.48%	7.54%	3.95%
Host Hotels & Resorts	12.26%	10.37%	5.47%

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Four Corners Property Trust on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.