Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY) Competitors

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Is CRESY or UE a better dividend stock?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urban Edge Properties pays out 90.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Urban Edge Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend CRESY or UE?

Urban Edge Properties has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Given Urban Edge Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Urban Edge Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CRESY or UE more profitable?

Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 22.86% compared to Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s net margin of 10.10%. Urban Edge Properties' return on equity of 7.74% beat Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	10.10%	4.42%	1.92%
Urban Edge Properties	22.86%	7.74%	3.21%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRESY or UE?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher revenue and earnings than Urban Edge Properties. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Edge Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$1.43B	0.48	$156.92M	$1.15	9.62
Urban Edge Properties	$444.97M	5.88	$72.56M	$0.84	24.74

Which has more volatility and risk, CRESY or UE?

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CRESY or UE?

In the previous week, Urban Edge Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Urban Edge Properties and 1 mentions for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. Urban Edge Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s score of 0.59 indicating that Urban Edge Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Urban Edge Properties	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRESY or UE?

12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.