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.
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.
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.
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..
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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This page (NYSE:UE) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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