Curbline Properties (CURB) Competitors

Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) and FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CURB or FSV?

In the previous week, Curbline Properties had 4 more articles in the media than FirstService. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Curbline Properties and 12 mentions for FirstService. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Curbline Properties' score of 0.74 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Curbline Properties	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FirstService	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CURB or FSV a better dividend stock?

Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. FirstService pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is CURB or FSV more profitable?

FirstService has a net margin of 2.58% compared to Curbline Properties' net margin of 0.00%. FirstService's return on equity of 17.15% beat Curbline Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curbline Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
FirstService	2.58%	17.15%	4.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CURB or FSV?

FirstService received 325 more outperform votes than Curbline Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.85% of users gave FirstService an outperform vote while only 27.27% of users gave Curbline Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Curbline Properties	Outperform Votes 3 27.27%	Underperform Votes 8 72.73%
FirstService	Outperform Votes 328 59.85%	Underperform Votes 220 40.15%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CURB or FSV?

69.3% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Curbline Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CURB or FSV?

Curbline Properties currently has a consensus target price of $25.68, suggesting a potential upside of 10.59%. FirstService has a consensus target price of $206.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.55%. Given FirstService's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FirstService is more favorable than Curbline Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curbline Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CURB or FSV?

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Curbline Properties.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	$131.54M	18.57	$10.26M	N/A	N/A
FirstService	$5.31B	1.50	$134.38M	$2.89	60.64

Summary

FirstService beats Curbline Properties on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.