Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) Upgraded to “Strong-Buy” at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on CURB. Wolfe Research lowered Curbline Properties from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Curbline Properties from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective on shares of Curbline Properties in a report on Thursday, June 18th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Curbline Properties from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Curbline Properties from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.60.

Curbline Properties Price Performance

Shares of CURB stock opened at $30.06 on Tuesday. Curbline Properties has a fifty-two week low of $21.93 and a fifty-two week high of $32.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 111.34 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.55.

Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.27. Curbline Properties had a net margin of 13.10% and a return on equity of 1.50%. The company had revenue of $63.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.25 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.26 EPS. Curbline Properties’s revenue was up 52.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Curbline Properties has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.240-1.260 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Curbline Properties will post 1.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Alexander Otto sold 1,206 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.10, for a total value of $36,300.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,231,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $217,673,778.70. This represents a 0.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 769,478 shares of company stock worth $23,160,087. Corporate insiders own 8.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Curbline Properties

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in Curbline Properties during the second quarter worth about $2,327,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of Curbline Properties by 2,858.3% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,412,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,267,000 after purchasing an additional 3,297,550 shares in the last quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Curbline Properties by 611.5% in the second quarter. Greenland Capital Management LP now owns 71,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,163,000 after purchasing an additional 61,150 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of Curbline Properties in the second quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted its position in Curbline Properties by 53.1% during the second quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 50,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,541,000 after buying an additional 17,576 shares in the last quarter.

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.