Curbline Properties (CURB) vs. Its Competitors Financial Review

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

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	26.05%	10.73%	3.43%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Curbline Properties and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curbline Properties	0	3	2	0	2.40
Curbline Properties Competitors	375	2107	2236	84	2.42

Curbline Properties currently has a consensus price target of $27.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.99%. As a group, “REIT – EQTY TRUST – RETAIL” companies have a potential upside of 17.39%. Given Curbline Properties’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Curbline Properties has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	$120.88 million	$10.26 million	58.23
Curbline Properties Competitors	$1.48 billion	$293.45 million	34.48

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.

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 3.8% and pay out -4.4% 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.

Summary

Curbline Properties rivals beat Curbline Properties on 13 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.