UE vs. FSV, CIGI, MRP, HTGC, GRP.U, CURB, CWK, NMRK, TSLX, and EXPI
Should you be buying Urban Edge Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Urban Edge Properties include FirstService (FSV), Colliers International Group (CIGI), Millrose Properties (MRP), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Curbline Properties (CURB), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), Newmark Group (NMRK), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), and eXp World (EXPI). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Urban Edge Properties vs.
FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, FirstService had 3 more articles in the media than Urban Edge Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FirstService and 6 mentions for Urban Edge Properties. FirstService's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Urban Edge Properties' score of 0.89 indicating that FirstService is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FirstService pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. FirstService pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Urban Edge Properties pays out 128.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
FirstService presently has a consensus price target of $201.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.03%. Given FirstService's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FirstService is more favorable than Urban Edge Properties.
Urban Edge Properties has a net margin of 16.31% compared to FirstService's net margin of 2.58%. FirstService's return on equity of 17.15% beat Urban Edge Properties' return on equity.
FirstService received 123 more outperform votes than Urban Edge Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.18% of users gave FirstService an outperform vote while only 44.66% of users gave Urban Edge Properties an outperform vote.
69.3% of FirstService shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FirstService has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FirstService has higher revenue and earnings than Urban Edge Properties. Urban Edge Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FirstService beats Urban Edge Properties on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UE) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
