Gazit Globe (GZT) Competitors

Gazit Globe (NYSE:GZT) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GZT or UE?

Gazit Globe has higher revenue and earnings than Urban Edge Properties. Gazit Globe 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
Gazit Globe	$817M	0.71	$142M	$0.94	3.19
Urban Edge Properties	$444.97M	5.24	$72.56M	$0.59	31.44

Do analysts recommend GZT or UE?

Urban Edge Properties has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.60%. Given Urban Edge Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Gazit Globe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gazit Globe	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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GZT or UE?

10.7% of Gazit Globe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GZT or UE?

In the previous week, Urban Edge Properties had 14 more articles in the media than Gazit Globe. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Urban Edge Properties and 0 mentions for Gazit Globe. Urban Edge Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Gazit Globe's score of 0.00 indicating that Urban Edge Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gazit Globe	Neutral
Urban Edge Properties	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GZT or UE?

Gazit Globe has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GZT or UE more profitable?

Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 16.31% compared to Gazit Globe's net margin of -11.36%. Urban Edge Properties' return on equity of 5.59% beat Gazit Globe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gazit Globe	-11.36%	2.11%	0.76%
Urban Edge Properties	16.31%	5.59%	2.24%

Is GZT or UE a better dividend stock?

Gazit Globe pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Gazit Globe pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urban Edge Properties pays out 128.8% 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. Gazit Globe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GZT or UE?

Urban Edge Properties received 9 more outperform votes than Gazit Globe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.12% of users gave Gazit Globe an outperform vote while only 44.66% of users gave Urban Edge Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gazit Globe	Outperform Votes 196 67.12%	Underperform Votes 96 32.88%
Urban Edge Properties	Outperform Votes 205 44.66%	Underperform Votes 254 55.34%

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Gazit Globe on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.