Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT – Get Free Report) and VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and VICI Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Four Corners Property Trust | 38.70% | 7.35% | 4.05% |
| VICI Properties | 67.50% | 9.66% | 5.87% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Four Corners Property Trust and VICI Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Four Corners Property Trust | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
| VICI Properties | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2.46 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by 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.
Dividends
Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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. VICI Properties pays out 69.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and VICI Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and VICI Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Four Corners Property Trust | $306.40 million | 8.96 | $112.36 million | $1.11 | 22.54 |
| VICI Properties | $4.10 billion | 7.05 | $2.78 billion | $2.58 | 10.17 |
VICI Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. VICI Properties 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.
Volatility & Risk
Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VICI Properties has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
VICI Properties beats Four Corners Property Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Four Corners Property Trust
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. engages in the owning, acquisition, and leasing of properties for use in the restaurant and food-service related industries. It operates through the Real Estate Operations and Restaurant Operations segments. The Real Estate Operations segment consists of rental revenues generated by leasing restaurant properties. The Restaurant Operations segment includes the Kerrow Restaurant operating business. The company was founded on July 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.
About VICI Properties
VICI Properties Inc. is an S&P 500 experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties owns 93 experiential assets across a geographically diverse portfolio consisting of 54 gaming properties and 39 other experiential properties across the United States and Canada. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 127 million square feet and features approximately 60,300 hotel rooms and over 500 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and sportsbooks. Its properties are occupied by industry-leading gaming, leisure and hospitality operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements. VICI Properties has a growing array of real estate and financing partnerships with leading operators in other experiential sectors, including Bowlero, Cabot, Canyon Ranch, Chelsea Piers, Great Wolf Resorts, Homefield, and Kalahari Resorts. VICI Properties also owns four championship golf courses and 33 acres of undeveloped and underdeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties’ goal is to create the highest quality and most productive experiential real estate portfolio through a strategy of partnering with the highest quality experiential place makers and operators.
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