Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A Stock Upgraded (UBA)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A (NYSE:UBA) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, expanding profit margins and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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Highlights from the ratings report include:

• UBA's revenue growth trails the industry average of 16.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 3.0%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
• 42.00% is the gross profit margin for URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES which we consider to be strong. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 30.42% is above that of the industry average.
• URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has suffered a declining pattern of earnings per share over the past two years. However, we anticipate this trend to reverse over the coming year. During the past fiscal year, URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES reported lower earnings of $0.48 versus $0.65 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.56 versus $0.48).
• In its most recent trading session, UBA has closed at a price level that was not very different from its closing price of one year earlier. This is probably due to its weak earnings growth as well as other mixed factors. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.

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Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the acquisition, ownership, and management of commercial real estate properties in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 43, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A has a market cap of $465.3 million and is part of the financial sector and real estate industry. Shares are up 0.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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-- Written by a member of TheStreet Ratings Staff

Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model.

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