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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

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 risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 17.23% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 9.91%. Urban Edge Properties' return on equity of 5.88% 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% 1.36%
Urban Edge Properties 17.23%5.88%2.39%

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 10 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 8 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. Urban Edge Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 1.02 indicating that Urban Edge Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.$661.39M6.55$62.69M$0.5760.63
Urban Edge Properties$444.97M5.57$72.56M$0.6430.77

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.40%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Urban Edge Properties' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 215.8% 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 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. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Urban Edge Properties has raised 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.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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UE vs. The Competition

MetricUrban Edge PropertiesREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.49B$12.03B$12.28B$21.11B
Dividend Yield3.83%4.63%5.55%3.60%
P/E Ratio30.7745.6919.0328.44
Price / Sales5.577.1626.0758.68
Price / Cash11.3615.8321.6322.92
Price / Book1.812.692.204.69
Net Income$72.56M$303.64M$997.25M$995.51M
7 Day Performance2.21%0.32%0.60%1.65%
1 Month Performance4.23%-1.17%3.44%4.54%
1 Year Performance-0.23%-5.41%536.57%9.99%

Urban Edge Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UE
Urban Edge Properties
2.1187 of 5 stars
$19.70
-0.7%
$22.00
+11.7%
+1.4%$2.49B$444.97M30.77120Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PECO
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
2.3338 of 5 stars
$34.80
+0.6%
$38.67
+11.1%
+2.1%$4.36B$678.40M61.05290Trending News
Earnings Report
REG
Regency Centers
3.1913 of 5 stars
$69.93
+0.9%
$78.00
+11.5%
+10.9%$12.69B$1.45B32.99440Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
AAT
American Assets Trust
3.3645 of 5 stars
$21.31
+0.7%
$21.00
-1.5%
-17.4%$1.30B$455.77M16.78220Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
AKR
Acadia Realty Trust
4.4968 of 5 stars
$18.68
+1.4%
$25.00
+33.9%
-5.7%$2.45B$359.69M116.73120Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BFS
Saul Centers
3.7255 of 5 stars
$35.12
+0.2%
$45.50
+29.6%
-14.0%$849.78M$268.85M23.89110Upcoming Earnings
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.1338 of 5 stars
$25.93
+0.3%
$30.30
+16.9%
+5.9%$7.94B$1.29B24.70500Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FRT
Federal Realty Investment Trust
4.627 of 5 stars
$94.98
+0.1%
$112.07
+18.0%
-12.0%$8.15B$1.22B27.22320Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
KIM
Kimco Realty
3.8226 of 5 stars
$21.71
+1.0%
$24.70
+13.8%
+5.1%$14.68B$2.07B28.19640Upcoming Earnings
KRG
Kite Realty Group Trust
3.8213 of 5 stars
$22.66
+0.6%
$27.22
+20.2%
-4.3%$4.98B$841.84M323.64240Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SPG
Simon Property Group
4.2743 of 5 stars
$162.43
+0.4%
$178.50
+9.9%
+11.9%$53.02B$5.96B25.863,000Positive News

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