LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP) and Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT) Head to Head Analysis

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

Dividends

Four Corners Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. LXP Industrial Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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. LXP Industrial Trust pays out 1,300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Four Corners Property Trust and LXP Industrial Trust”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	$250.61 million	10.59	$95.34 million	$1.07	26.78
LXP Industrial Trust	$340.42 million	8.31	$30.38 million	$0.04	240.25

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Four Corners Property Trust	37.01%	7.72%	3.95%
LXP Industrial Trust	9.50%	1.51%	0.80%

Risk & Volatility

Four Corners Property Trust has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Corners Property Trust	0	2	2	0	2.50
LXP Industrial Trust	0	1	3	0	2.75

Four Corners Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $29.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.07%. Given LXP Industrial Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LXP Industrial Trust is more favorable than Four Corners Property Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.7% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Four Corners Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Four Corners Property Trust beats LXP Industrial Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Four Corners Property Trust

FCPT, headquartered in Mill Valley, CA, is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership, acquisition and leasing of restaurant and retail properties. The Company seeks to grow its portfolio by acquiring additional real estate to lease, on a net basis, for use in the restaurant and retail industries.

About LXP Industrial Trust

LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. LXP seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions.