UE vs. PECO, REG, AAT, AKR, BFS, BRX, FRT, KIM, KRG, and SPG
Should you be buying Urban Edge Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Urban Edge Properties include Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), Regency Centers (REG), American Assets Trust (AAT), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), and Simon Property Group (SPG). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - retail" industry.
Urban Edge Properties vs. Its Competitors
Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Urban Edge Properties presently has a consensus price target of $22.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a consensus price target of $39.17, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Given Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Urban Edge Properties.
Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 22.86% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 9.91%. Urban Edge Properties' return on equity of 7.74% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 6 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 2 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Urban Edge Properties' score of 0.40 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 236.4% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Urban Edge Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Urban Edge Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Urban Edge Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Urban Edge Properties beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UE) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
