Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.18x compared to its average ratio. UE has 36-month beta value of 1.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UE is 125.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.52% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UE on June 05, 2025 was 1.03M shares.
UE) stock’s latest price update
Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.10 compared to its previous closing price of 18.16. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.06% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-22 that Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Urban Edge Properties (UE) have what it takes?
UE’s Market Performance
Urban Edge Properties (UE) has seen a 2.06% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 0.00% decline in the past month and a -9.91% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.72%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.72% for UE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.19% for UE’s stock, with a simple moving average of -10.10% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UE stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for UE by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for UE in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $18 based on the research report published on December 21, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UE reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for UE stocks is “In-line” according to the report published on November 27th, 2023.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to UE, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on September 23rd of the previous year.
UE Trading at 0.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.96% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UE starting from Milton Robert C, who sale 26,000 shares at the price of $18.78 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Milton Robert C now owns 0 shares of Urban Edge Properties, valued at $488,405 using the latest closing price.
Robert Milton, the Officer- General Counsel of Urban Edge Properties, proposed sale 27,000 shares at $18.52 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that Robert Milton is holding shares at $500,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Urban Edge Properties stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 6.48, with 2.39 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 246.9 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.64.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Urban Edge Properties (UE) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
