Head to Head Review: Curbline Properties (CURB) vs. Its Peers

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

Dividends

Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Curbline Properties pays out 160.0% 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 competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

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	25.51%	2.19%	1.94%
Curbline Properties Competitors	25.62%	9.95%	3.34%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Curbline Properties and its competitors, 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	371	2083	2222	82	2.42

Curbline Properties presently has a consensus target price of $27.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.75%. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies have a potential upside of 14.15%. Given Curbline Properties’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Curbline Properties is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider & 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, 9.0% of shares of all “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Curbline Properties and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	$120.88 million	$10.26 million	58.35
Curbline Properties Competitors	$1.47 billion	$293.45 million	34.08

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.

Summary

Curbline Properties competitors beat Curbline Properties on 12 of the 14 factors compared.

About Curbline Properties

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.