FCPT vs. DEI, EQC, ABR, DRH, LXP, AHR, AKR, PEB, RLJ, and OUT
Should you be buying Four Corners Property Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Four Corners Property Trust include Douglas Emmett (DEI), Equity Commonwealth (EQC), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), and OUTFRONT Media (OUT). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Douglas Emmett pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Douglas Emmett pays out -292.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 129.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Douglas Emmett presently has a consensus target price of $13.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.55%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus target price of $26.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Douglas Emmett's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Douglas Emmett.
Four Corners Property Trust has a net margin of 37.44% compared to Four Corners Property Trust's net margin of -4.62%. Douglas Emmett's return on equity of 7.65% beat Four Corners Property Trust's return on equity.
Douglas Emmett received 146 more outperform votes than Four Corners Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.03% of users gave Douglas Emmett an outperform vote while only 50.81% of users gave Four Corners Property Trust an outperform vote.
97.4% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Douglas Emmett shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Four Corners Property Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Douglas Emmett. Douglas Emmett 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.
In the previous week, Douglas Emmett had 13 more articles in the media than Four Corners Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Douglas Emmett and 0 mentions for Four Corners Property Trust. Douglas Emmett's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Four Corners Property Trust's score of 0.34 indicating that Four Corners Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Douglas Emmett has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Four Corners Property Trust beats Douglas Emmett on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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