Prologis (NYSE:PLD) versus Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) Head-To-Head Review

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Four Corners Property Trust and Prologis, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Institutional & Insider 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Prologis 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.

Risk and Volatility

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

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.

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%

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.