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

Curbline Properties Corp. (NYSE:CURB) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $31.1111.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on CURB shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Curbline Properties from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Curbline Properties from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $30.00 price objective on shares of Curbline Properties in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Curbline Properties from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Curbline Properties from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Alexander Otto sold 136,226 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.25, for a total value of $4,120,836.50. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,274,993 shares in the company, valued at $220,068,538.25. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Conor Fennerty sold 55,105 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.38, for a total transaction of $1,674,089.90. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 153,909 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,675,755.42. The trade was a 26.36% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 769,478 shares of company stock valued at $23,160,087. 8.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Curbline Properties

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in Curbline Properties by 125.3% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Curbline Properties by 393.7% during the third 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. boosted its holdings in Curbline Properties by 33.5% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 694 shares in the last quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec increased its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Curbline Properties in the 1st quarter worth $224,000.

Curbline Properties Stock Performance

NYSE CURB opened at $29.50 on Friday. Curbline Properties has a 1-year low of $21.93 and a 1-year high of $32.15. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 109.26 and a beta of 0.51.

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

About Curbline Properties

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.