Centerspace (CSR) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Is PECO or CSR more profitable?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 9.03% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -5.57%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity of 2.22% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.03%	2.22%	1.18%
Centerspace	-5.57%	-1.72%	-0.76%

Is PECO or CSR a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 267.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centerspace pays out -186.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centerspace is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, PECO or CSR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PECO or CSR?

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 4 more articles in the media than Centerspace. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 2 mentions for Centerspace. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Centerspace's score of 0.92 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.	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Centerspace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PECO or CSR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Centerspace. Centerspace 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.	$610.12M	7.82	$56.85M	$0.46	84.61
Centerspace	$261.31M	4.60	$41.97M	-$1.61	-45.06

Do analysts rate PECO or CSR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus price target of $38.43, suggesting a potential downside of 1.26%. Centerspace has a consensus price target of $76.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.76%. Given Centerspace's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerspace 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PECO or CSR?

Centerspace received 13 more outperform votes than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.67% of users gave Centerspace an outperform vote while only 35.19% of users gave Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	Outperform Votes 19 35.19%	Underperform Votes 35 64.81%
Centerspace	Outperform Votes 32 42.67%	Underperform Votes 43 57.33%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PECO or CSR?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Centerspace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. beats Centerspace on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.