Urban Edge Properties (UE) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PECO or UE?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PECO or UE?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.80%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given Urban Edge Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Urban Edge Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer PECO or UE?

In the previous week, Urban Edge Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Urban Edge Properties and 6 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Urban Edge Properties' score of 0.80 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Urban Edge Properties	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PECO or UE?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PECO or UE a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 223.6% 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 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. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Urban Edge Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Urban Edge Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is PECO or UE more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.91%	2.64%	1.35%
Urban Edge Properties	22.86%	7.74%	3.21%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PECO or UE?

Urban Edge Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.42	$62.69M	$0.55	61.51
Urban Edge Properties	$444.97M	5.51	$72.56M	$0.84	23.21

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.