Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership and operation of shopping centers. It also offers an investment management business providing property management and advisory services. Its portfolio consists of well-occupied, grocery-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers having a mix of national, regional, and local retailers offering necessity-based goods and services. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Edison and Michael C. Phillips in 1991 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.20 to $34.10
• 50-Day Range: $33.53 to $36.24
• 52-Week Range: $32.40 to $40.12
• Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 769,045 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 60.96
• Dividend Yield: 3.67%
• Price Target: $38.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 755th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. are expected to grow by 5.10% in the coming year, from $2.55 to $2.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is 60.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is 60.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.29% of the float of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has recently increased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is 223.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.90% next year. This indicates that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.29% of the float of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has recently increased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PECO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.95% of the stock of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.70% of the stock of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PECO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PECO shares performed this year?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s stock was trading at $37.46 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PECO shares have decreased by 10.5% and is now trading at $33.53.

How were Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s earnings last quarter?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. IPO?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) raised $502 million in an IPO on Friday, July 16th 2021. The company issued 17,000,000 shares at a price of $28.00-$31.00 per share.

Who are Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s major shareholders?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s top institutional investors include Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.15%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.11%) and Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Leslie T Chao and Paul Massey.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.?

Shares of PECO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD), Netflix (NFLX) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Record date for 8/1 Dividend: 7/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend: 7/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - RETAIL
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PECO
• CIK: 1476204
• Web: www.phillipsedison.com
• Phone: 513-554-1110
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 290
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.: $38.50
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 60.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.15
• P/E Growth: 1.17
• Net Income: $62.69 million
• Net Margins: 9.91%
• Pretax Margin: 10.97%
• Return on Equity: 2.64%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $694.64 million
• Price / Sales: 6.05
• Cash Flow: $2.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.32
• Book Value: $20.69 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,400,000
• Free Float: 115,431,000
• Market Cap: $4.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55