Curbline Properties Corp. (NYSE:CURB) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Curbline Properties Corp. (NYSE:CURB) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $28.1250.

CURB has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wolfe Research raised shares of Curbline Properties from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Curbline Properties from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Curbline Properties from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Curbline Properties from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Curbline Properties from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Curbline Properties

In other news, CEO David R. Lukes sold 83,663 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.83, for a total value of $2,244,678.29. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 506,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,591,997.51. This represents a 14.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 8.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Curbline Properties

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its holdings in Curbline Properties by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 14,322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Curbline Properties by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 18,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 592 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Curbline Properties by 125.3% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Curbline Properties by 33.5% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 694 shares during the period. Finally, GSI Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Curbline Properties by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. GSI Capital Advisors LLC now owns 158,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,669,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period.

Curbline Properties Stock Up 2.1%

CURB opened at $28.19 on Friday. Curbline Properties has a fifty-two week low of $21.62 and a fifty-two week high of $28.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. The company has a fifty day moving average of $26.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.19 and a beta of 0.48.

Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $54.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $52.15 million. Curbline Properties had a net margin of 21.78% and a return on equity of 2.10%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 55.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. Curbline Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.210 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Curbline Properties will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Curbline Properties Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 18th were paid a $0.17 dividend. This is a positive change from Curbline Properties’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Curbline Properties’s dividend payout ratio is currently 178.95%.

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.