Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB – Get Free Report) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and Four Corners Property Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | $1.45 billion | 0.83 | -$4.24 million | ($0.58) | -17.64 |
Four Corners Property Trust | $268.07 million | 9.30 | $100.47 million | $1.08 | 22.10 |
Risk & Volatility
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and Four Corners Property Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | -2.20% | -1.17% | -0.57% |
Four Corners Property Trust | 37.87% | 7.40% | 3.96% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and Four Corners Property Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
Four Corners Property Trust | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust presently has a consensus price target of $12.20, indicating a potential upside of 19.26%. Four Corners Property Trust has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.49%. Given Four Corners Property Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Four Corners Property Trust is more favorable than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.
Dividends
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -6.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Four Corners Property Trust has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Four Corners Property Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Four Corners Property Trust beats Pebblebrook Hotel Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust ("REIT") and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels and resorts in the United States. The Company owns 47 hotels and resorts, totaling approximately 12,200 guest rooms across 13 urban and resort markets.
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.
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