Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB – Get Free Report) and CTO Realty Growth (NYSE:CTO – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Dividends
Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. CTO Realty Growth pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Curbline Properties pays out 251.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CTO Realty Growth pays out 111.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CTO Realty Growth is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Risk & Volatility
Curbline Properties has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTO Realty Growth has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Curbline Properties | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.67 |
| CTO Realty Growth | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.29 |
Curbline Properties presently has a consensus target price of $31.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.71%. CTO Realty Growth has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.46%. Given CTO Realty Growth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CTO Realty Growth is more favorable than Curbline Properties.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Curbline Properties and CTO Realty Growth”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Curbline Properties | $224.08 million | 15.55 | $39.83 million | $0.27 | 112.18 |
| CTO Realty Growth | $149.54 million | 5.51 | $10.09 million | $1.36 | 16.16 |
Curbline Properties has higher revenue and earnings than CTO Realty Growth. CTO Realty Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curbline Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Curbline Properties and CTO Realty Growth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Curbline Properties | 13.10% | 1.50% | 1.13% |
| CTO Realty Growth | 32.63% | 8.90% | 4.05% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
67.2% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Curbline Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of CTO Realty Growth shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
CTO Realty Growth beats Curbline Properties on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About CTO Realty Growth
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in higher growth markets in the United States. CTO also externally manages and owns a meaningful interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.
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