Curbline Properties (CURB) vs. Its Peers Financial Contrast

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Curbline Properties and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	$120.88 million	$10.26 million	73.89
Curbline Properties Competitors	$1.44 billion	$293.45 million	33.02

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Curbline Properties and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curbline Properties	1	2	2	0	2.20
Curbline Properties Competitors	368	2080	2220	82	2.42

Curbline Properties presently has a consensus price target of $27.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.25%. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies have a potential upside of 14.51%. Given Curbline Properties’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Curbline Properties is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.3% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Curbline Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 3.7% and pay out 0.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Curbline Properties lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curbline Properties	25.51%	2.19%	1.94%
Curbline Properties Competitors	25.62%	9.95%	3.34%

Summary

Curbline Properties rivals beat Curbline Properties on 12 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.