Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Prologis (NYSE:PLD) Head-To-Head Analysis

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) and Prologis (NYSE:PLD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and Prologis”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Four Corners Property Trust	$286.80 million	8.88	$100.47 million	$1.09	22.01
Prologis	$8.74 billion	13.38	$3.73 billion	$3.43	36.70

Prologis has higher revenue and earnings than Four Corners Property Trust. Four Corners Property Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prologis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prologis has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and Prologis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	38.04%	7.39%	3.98%
Prologis	36.71%	5.55%	3.31%

Dividends

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Prologis pays an annual dividend of $4.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Four Corners Property Trust pays out 133.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prologis pays out 117.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Prologis has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Prologis shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Prologis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Four Corners Property Trust and Prologis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0	4	2	0	2.33
Prologis	0	7	10	2	2.74

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus price target of $28.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. Prologis has a consensus price target of $125.39, indicating a potential downside of 0.40%. Given Four Corners Property Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Prologis.

Summary

Prologis beats Four Corners Property Trust on 11 of the 18 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 Prologis

Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. At March 31, 2024, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (115 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,700 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.