Curbline Properties Corp. (NYSE:CURB) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Curbline Properties Corp. (NYSE:CURB) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $27.6250.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on CURB. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Curbline Properties from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group set a $27.00 price objective on Curbline Properties in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Wolfe Research raised Curbline Properties from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Curbline Properties from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised Curbline Properties from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $25.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Curbline Properties by 393.7% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,626 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Curbline Properties by 33.5% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the period. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec raised its stake in Curbline Properties by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 8,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after buying an additional 1,672 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Curbline Properties by 28.5% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 9,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 2,091 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Curbline Properties by 120.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after acquiring an additional 5,268 shares during the period.

Curbline Properties Stock Up 0.4%

CURB stock opened at $28.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.58 and a beta of 0.27. Curbline Properties has a fifty-two week low of $20.91 and a fifty-two week high of $28.51. The business has a 50-day moving average of $24.94 and a 200-day moving average of $23.70.

Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.18). Curbline Properties had a net margin of 21.78% and a return on equity of 2.10%. The firm had revenue of $54.15 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.15 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 55.2% on a year-over-year basis. Curbline Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.170-1.210 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Curbline Properties will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Curbline Properties Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 18th. This is a positive change from Curbline Properties’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Curbline Properties’s dividend payout ratio is presently 168.42%.

Curbline Properties Company Profile

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.