Urban Edge Properties (UE) Competitors

FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSV or UE?

FirstService has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FSV or UE?

FirstService currently has a consensus target price of $208.40, indicating a potential upside of 16.94%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.61%. Given FirstService's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FirstService is more favorable than Urban Edge Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
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 have more ownership in FSV or UE?

69.4% of FirstService 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FSV or UE?

In the previous week, FirstService had 4 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FirstService and 0 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Urban Edge Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FirstService	Positive
Urban Edge Properties	Neutral

Is FSV or UE more profitable?

Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 17.23% compared to FirstService's net margin of 2.46%. FirstService's return on equity of 17.49% beat Urban Edge Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstService	2.46%	17.49%	4.87%
Urban Edge Properties	17.23%	5.88%	2.39%

Is FSV or UE a better dividend stock?

FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. FirstService pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urban Edge Properties pays out 118.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FirstService has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Urban Edge Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FSV or UE?

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Urban Edge Properties. Urban Edge Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, 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
FirstService	$5.22B	1.55	$134.38M	$2.89	61.66
Urban Edge Properties	$444.97M	5.38	$72.56M	$0.64	29.73

Summary

FirstService beats Urban Edge Properties on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.