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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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%

Is PECO or UE a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	6.67	$62.69M	$0.55	63.82
Urban Edge Properties	$444.97M	5.79	$72.56M	$0.84	24.40

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

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PECO or UE?

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 4 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 7 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Urban Edge Properties' score of 0.93 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.	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Urban Edge Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PECO or UE?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus target price of $38.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.64%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $22.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.60%. Given Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Urban Edge Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Urban Edge Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, PECO or UE?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.