Urban Edge Properties (UE) 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 valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Is PECO or UE a better dividend stock?

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 4.1%. 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.

Do analysts rate PECO or UE?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.59%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.33%. Given Urban Edge Properties' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Urban Edge Properties 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Urban Edge Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PECO or UE?

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 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PECO or UE?

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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, PECO or UE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$661.39M	6.45	$62.69M	$0.57	59.72
Urban Edge Properties	$444.97M	5.30	$72.56M	$0.64	29.30

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PECO or UE?

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. 7.9% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PECO or UE more profitable?

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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	10.51%	2.73%	1.42%
Urban Edge Properties	17.23%	5.88%	2.39%

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.