Comparing Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX)

Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brixmor Property Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Brixmor Property Group and Urban Edge Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brixmor Property Group	0	3	9	2	2.93
Urban Edge Properties	0	2	2	0	2.50

Brixmor Property Group currently has a consensus price target of $33.14, suggesting a potential upside of 15.44%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus price target of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.11%. Given Urban Edge Properties’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Brixmor Property Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and Urban Edge Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brixmor Property Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.40	20.50
Urban Edge Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.54	35.54

Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Edge Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Brixmor Property Group and Urban Edge Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brixmor Property Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Urban Edge Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats Urban Edge Properties on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brixmor Property Group

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning and operating a portfolio of grocery anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Urban Edge Properties

Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the Washington, D.C. to Boston corridor. Urban Edge owns 76 properties totaling 17.1 million square feet of gross leasable area.