Reviewing Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) & FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR)

FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

FrontView REIT has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Urban Edge Properties has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Urban Edge Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. FrontView REIT pays out 2,866.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Urban Edge Properties pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Urban Edge Properties has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of FrontView REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares FrontView REIT and Urban Edge Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FrontView REIT	2.10%	0.29%	0.17%
Urban Edge Properties	13.72%	4.92%	2.03%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FrontView REIT and Urban Edge Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FrontView REIT	$67.11 million	5.97	-$3.83 million	$0.03	545.63
Urban Edge Properties	$471.93 million	5.23	$93.54 million	$0.54	36.23

Urban Edge Properties has higher revenue and earnings than FrontView REIT. Urban Edge Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FrontView REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for FrontView REIT and Urban Edge Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FrontView REIT	0	4	7	2	2.85
Urban Edge Properties	0	2	2	0	2.50

FrontView REIT presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.45%. Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $23.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.97%. Given FrontView REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Urban Edge Properties.

About FrontView REIT

FrontView REIT specializes in real estate investing.

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.