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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

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

Urban Edge Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Urban Edge Properties$453.51M5.28$72.56M$0.6429.75
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.$661.39M6.55$62.69M$0.5760.59

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 1 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 3 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. Urban Edge Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s score of 1.22 indicating that Urban Edge Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 out 118.7% 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. 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 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Urban Edge Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Urban Edge Properties currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.96%. Given Urban Edge Properties' higher probable upside, equities 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
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.
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 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.

Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 17.23% compared to Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 10.51%. 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
Urban Edge Properties17.23% 5.88% 2.39%
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. 10.51%2.73%1.42%

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

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

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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$2.39B$11.74B$12.04B$20.60B
Dividend Yield3.97%4.60%5.55%3.65%
P/E Ratio29.7544.9819.0427.20
Price / Sales5.287.1026.5253.52
Price / Cash10.9815.7521.6222.28
Price / Book1.752.642.294.58
Net Income$72.56M$303.64M$997.60M$995.22M
7 Day Performance1.98%-0.39%-0.40%-1.09%
1 Month Performance3.74%0.95%3.25%3.25%
1 Year Performance-3.10%-4.81%540.56%6.97%

Urban Edge Properties Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UE
Urban Edge Properties
2.173 of 5 stars
$19.04
+1.6%
$22.00
+15.5%
-3.1%$2.39B$453.51M29.75120
PECO
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.
2.1936 of 5 stars
$34.90
-0.9%
$38.67
+10.8%
+0.7%$4.42B$661.39M61.23290Positive News
REG
Regency Centers
3.7652 of 5 stars
$69.92
-1.2%
$78.00
+11.6%
+6.9%$12.85B$1.45B32.98440Positive News
AAT
American Assets Trust
3.2934 of 5 stars
$19.95
-1.3%
$21.00
+5.3%
-13.4%$1.24B$457.86M15.71220Positive News
AKR
Acadia Realty Trust
4.4122 of 5 stars
$18.16
-2.6%
$25.00
+37.7%
-5.7%$2.44B$359.69M113.50120
BFS
Saul Centers
3.763 of 5 stars
$34.57
-2.1%
$45.50
+31.6%
-13.5%$854.53M$268.85M23.52110Positive News
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.1179 of 5 stars
$25.83
-0.7%
$30.30
+17.3%
+5.8%$7.96B$1.29B24.60500News Coverage
Positive News
FRT
Federal Realty Investment Trust
4.7034 of 5 stars
$94.31
-1.6%
$112.07
+18.8%
-12.6%$8.22B$1.20B27.02320Positive News
KIM
Kimco Realty
3.8977 of 5 stars
$21.20
-1.9%
$24.70
+16.5%
+1.0%$14.63B$2.04B27.53640Positive News
KRG
Kite Realty Group Trust
3.7367 of 5 stars
$22.64
-1.9%
$27.22
+20.2%
-5.1%$5.07B$841.84M323.43240Positive News
SPG
Simon Property Group
4.6451 of 5 stars
$164.87
-1.1%
$178.50
+8.3%
+6.6%$54.43B$5.96B26.253,000Positive News

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