How to buy Urban Edge Properties stock | $14

Urban Edge Properties is a reit—diversified business based in the US. Urban Edge Properties shares (UE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Urban Edge Properties employs 117 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$338.8 million.

How to buy shares in Urban Edge Properties

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Urban Edge Properties. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: UE. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Urban Edge Properties reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$14, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Urban Edge Properties, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Urban Edge Properties. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Urban Edge Properties share price

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Urban Edge Properties shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-30.

Latest market close	USD$14
52-week range	USD$6.98 - USD$20.0381
50-day moving average	USD$11.2471
200-day moving average	USD$10.8133
Wall St. target price	USD$13.66
PE ratio	22.2397
Dividend yield	USD$0.88 (8.36%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.605

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Urban Edge Properties price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $14 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-12)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-23)	3.47%
3 months (2020-10-19)	N/A
6 months (2020-07-19)	N/A

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2 years (2019-01-19)	N/A
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Is Urban Edge Properties under- or over-valued?

Valuing Urban Edge Properties stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Urban Edge Properties's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Urban Edge Properties's P/E ratio

Urban Edge Properties's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 22x. In other words, Urban Edge Properties shares trade at around 22x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Urban Edge Properties's PEG ratio

Urban Edge Properties's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 6.59. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Urban Edge Properties's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Urban Edge Properties's EBITDA

Urban Edge Properties's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$151.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Urban Edge Properties's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Urban Edge Properties financials

Revenue TTM	USD$338.8 million
Operating margin TTM	18.66%
Gross profit TTM	USD$247.7 million
Return on assets TTM	1.32%
Return on equity TTM	7.92%
Profit margin	23.03%
Book value	$8.432
Market capitalisation	USD$1.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Urban Edge Properties shares

There are currently 2.2 million Urban Edge Properties shares held short by investors – that's known as Urban Edge Properties's "short interest". This figure is 17% up from 1.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Urban Edge Properties shares can be evaluated.

Urban Edge Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Urban Edge Properties's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Urban Edge Properties shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Urban Edge Properties shares traded daily (recently around 784130.60498221). Urban Edge Properties's SIR currently stands at 2.81. In other words for every 100,000 Urban Edge Properties shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2810 shares are currently held short.

However Urban Edge Properties's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Urban Edge Properties shares, or, against the total number of tradable Urban Edge Properties shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Urban Edge Properties's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Urban Edge Properties shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0346% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Urban Edge Properties shares, roughly 35 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Urban Edge Properties.

Find out more about how you can short Urban Edge Properties stock.

Urban Edge Properties share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 67.69% of net profits

Recently Urban Edge Properties has paid out, on average, around 67.69% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.36% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Urban Edge Properties shareholders could enjoy a 8.36% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Urban Edge Properties's case, that would currently equate to about $0.88 per share.

Urban Edge Properties's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Urban Edge Properties's most recent dividend payout was on 31 March 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Urban Edge Properties share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Urban Edge Properties's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.98 up to $20.0381. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Urban Edge Properties's is 1.4701. This would suggest that Urban Edge Properties's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Urban Edge Properties overview

Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the New York metropolitan region. Urban Edge owns 78 properties totaling 15.1 million square feet of gross leasable area.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Urban Edge Properties is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.845% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by insiders and 95.675% by institutions.

• How many people work for Urban Edge Properties?

  Latest data suggests 117 work at Urban Edge Properties.

• When does the fiscal year end for Urban Edge Properties?

  Urban Edge Properties's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Urban Edge Properties based?

  Urban Edge Properties's address is: 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10019

• What is Urban Edge Properties's ISIN number?

  Urban Edge Properties's international securities identification number is: US91704F1049

• What is Urban Edge Properties's CUSIP number?

  Urban Edge Properties's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 91704F104