Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ADC scored 78.0, FCPT scored 71.0 — ADC leads.
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ADC
Agree Realty Corporation
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
73.7Fin
$65.70 · $8.2B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
5.5
FCPT leads
FCPT
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.
REIT - Retail · Financial strength
79.2Fin
$21.48 · $2.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthADC+16.4%
Strongest balance sheetADC0.59
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ADC
FCPT
4.9%B+
Yield
7.1%A-
+16.4%B+
Rev
+9.7%B
0.59A-
D/E
0.78B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
ADCAgree Realty Corporation
REIT - Retail · $65.70 · beta 0.42
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $8.2b. 20% off the 52-week high of $82.08. Revenue growing +16%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.13 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $82.89 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
Net margin 29% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Dividend payout 169% of earnings on a 4.9% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. P/S 10.5x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard. ROE 4% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
FCPTFour Corners Property Trust, Inc.
REIT - Retail · $21.48 · beta 0.82
Why now
REIT - Retail · market cap $2.4b. Down 20% from 52-week high of $26.86 — deep drawdown territory. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $27.78 (implying +29% upside).
Moat
Net margin 39% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma.
Risk
Dividend payout 132% of earnings on a 7.1% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. ROE 8% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is ADC or FCPT the better stock?
ADC scores higher: ADC 78.0, FCPT 71.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are ADC and FCPT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
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