UE vs. PECO, REG, AKR, BFS, BRX, FRT, KIM, KRG, MAC, 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), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Saul Centers (BFS), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), Macerich (MAC), 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. currently has a consensus target price of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.57%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.68%. Given Urban Edge Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc..
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.30 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 3.6%. 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 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.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 7 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 3 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. Urban Edge Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 1.15 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.
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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff