PECOPhillips Edison & Company (PECO) presents a stable profile in the grocery-anchored retail REIT sector, with solid fundamentals but facing some valuation concerns and mixed technical signals. The company's focus on essential retail anchors provides resilience, but growth potential may be moderated by market saturation and interest rate sensitivity.
PECO benefits from the essential nature of grocery-anchored retail, a resilient theme. However, it lacks exposure to higher-growth thematic areas like technology or renewable energy. The focus on stable, necessity-based retail provides a defensive thematic play.
PECO demonstrates solid financial health with consistent revenue growth, improving profitability, and a manageable debt level. Its dividend yield, while currently low, is supported by its operational performance.
Short-term technical indicators suggest a bearish trend. The price has declined recently, and most moving averages indicate selling pressure. Key oscillators are mixed, with some suggesting oversold conditions but overall momentum is weak.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Essential Retail Resilience | 85 |
| E-commerce Disruption Impact | 50 |
| Geographic Diversification | 70 |
| Interest Rate Sensitivity | 45 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 30 |
| Profitability | 75 |
| Growth | 70 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 70 |
| Cash Flow | 85 |
| Dividend Sustainability | 10 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 20 |
| Momentum | 40 |
| Volume Confirmation | 60 |
| Support & Resistance | 50 |
| Oscillators | 30 |
Positive EPS Surprises
The company has consistently exceeded earnings per share (EPS) estimates in the last 12 quarters, with an average surprise of 21.07%, indicating strong operational execution and forecasting accuracy.
Attractive P/E Ratio
The trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio of 59.93 is considered high, but when compared to the industry average and considering the company's consistent EPS growth, it may represent a justifiable valuation for a growth-oriented company. Further analysis of forward P/E is recommended.
High P/E Ratio and P/S Ratio
The trailing P/E ratio of 59.93 and Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio of 9.3 are significantly higher than historical averages and may indicate the stock is overvalued, potentially limiting future upside and increasing downside risk.
Slowing Revenue Growth
While revenue grew from $532.85M in 2021 to $661.39M in 2024, the year-over-year growth appears to be slowing down when looking at quarterly data (e.g., 14.8% in Q1 2025 vs. 10.5% in Q4 2024), which warrants monitoring for continued deceleration.
July 2025
15
Ex-Dividend Date
August 2025
1
Next Dividend Date
October 2025
24
Next Earnings Date
H: $0.16
A: $0.16
L: $0.16
H: 180.66M
A: 176.21M
L: 171.70M
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO") is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of high-quality, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers. Founded in 1991, PECO has generated strong results through its vertically-integrated operating platform and national footprint of well-occupied shopping centers. PECO's centers feature a mix of national and regional retailers providing necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. PECO's top grocery anchors include Kroger, Publix, Albertsons and Ahold Delhaize. As of March 31, 2025, PECO managed 321 shopping centers, including 298 wholly-owned centers comprising 33.5 million square feet across 31 states and 23 shopping centers owned in three institutional joint ventures. PECO is focused on creating great omni-channel, grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one neighborhood shopping center at a time.
39.09 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for PECO have a max estimate of 44.00 and a min estimate of 36.00.