TPG RE Finance Trust (TRTX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FCPT or TRTX?

Four Corners Property Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TPG RE Finance Trust. TPG RE Finance Trust 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	9.92	$100.47M	$1.08	23.56
TPG RE Finance Trust	$351.97M	1.94	$74.33M	$0.65	13.35

Is FCPT or TRTX more profitable?

Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.87% compared to TPG RE Finance Trust's net margin of 21.09%. Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity of 7.40% beat TPG RE Finance Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.87%	7.40%	3.96%
TPG RE Finance Trust	21.09%	6.61%	1.89%

Is FCPT or TRTX a better dividend stock?

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. TPG RE Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. 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. TPG RE Finance Trust pays out 147.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FCPT or TRTX?

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FCPT or TRTX?

Four Corners Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. TPG RE Finance Trust has a consensus target price of $9.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Four Corners Property Trust's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than TPG RE Finance 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
TPG RE Finance Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor FCPT or TRTX?

In the previous week, Four Corners Property Trust had 8 more articles in the media than TPG RE Finance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust and 8 mentions for TPG RE Finance Trust. Four Corners Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat TPG RE Finance Trust's score of 0.77 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TPG RE Finance Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FCPT or TRTX?

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG RE Finance Trust has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats TPG RE Finance Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.