Comparing Curbline Properties (CURB) and Its Competitors

Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) is one of 25 publicly-traded companies in the “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Curbline Properties to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Curbline Properties and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curbline Properties	1	2	2	0	2.20
Curbline Properties Competitors	367	2079	2215	82	2.42

Curbline Properties currently has a consensus price target of $27.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.19%. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies have a potential upside of 11.06%. Given Curbline Properties’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Curbline Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Curbline Properties and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curbline Properties	11.74%	1.01%	0.94%
Curbline Properties Competitors	25.19%	9.92%	3.31%

Dividends

Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Curbline Properties pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.6% and pay out 0.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Curbline Properties lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Curbline Properties and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	$120.88 million	$10.26 million	77.28
Curbline Properties Competitors	$1.44 billion	$293.45 million	34.20

Curbline Properties’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Curbline Properties. Curbline Properties is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.3% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Curbline Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are owned 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.

Summary

Curbline Properties competitors beat Curbline Properties on 13 of the 14 factors compared.

Curbline Properties Company Profile

Curbline Properties Corp. is a real estate investment trust which is an owner and manager of convenience shopping centers positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections and major vehicular corridors in suburban. Curbline Properties Corp. is based in NEW YORK.