Curbline Properties (CURB) Competitors

FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) and Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is FSV or CURB more profitable?

FirstService has a net margin of 2.46% compared to Curbline Properties' net margin of 0.00%. FirstService's return on equity of 17.49% beat Curbline Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FirstService	2.46%	17.49%	4.87%
Curbline Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, FSV or CURB?

FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Curbline Properties.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FirstService	$5.22B	1.53	$134.38M	$2.89	60.82
Curbline Properties	$120.88M	20.16	$10.26M	N/A	N/A

Is FSV or CURB a better dividend stock?

FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. FirstService pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstService has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Does the media favor FSV or CURB?

In the previous week, FirstService and FirstService both had 5 articles in the media. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Curbline Properties' score of 1.02 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FirstService	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curbline Properties	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FSV or CURB?

FirstService currently has a consensus target price of $208.40, indicating a potential upside of 18.56%. Curbline Properties has a consensus target price of $25.68, indicating a potential upside of 10.87%. Given FirstService's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe FirstService is more favorable than Curbline Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FirstService	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Curbline Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FSV or CURB?

69.4% of FirstService shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Curbline Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FirstService beats Curbline Properties on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.