Retailers Are Once Again Acquiring Real Estate
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 03 2025
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Source: WSJ
Retail Landlords' Stability: Retail landlords are entering the next year on a strong footing, benefiting from robust consumer spending despite negative sentiment and tariff pressures.
Increase in Retail Space Demand: In the third quarter, retailers occupied 5.5 million more square feet than they vacated, indicating a significant recovery from earlier in the year when demand for store space was declining.
Analyst Views on UE
Wall Street analysts forecast UE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for UE is 22.00 USD with a low forecast of 21.00 USD and a high forecast of 23.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 18.660
Low
21.00
Averages
22.00
High
23.00
Current: 18.660
Low
21.00
Averages
22.00
High
23.00
About UE
Urban Edge Properties is a real estate investment trust, which is focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, in the Washington, District of Columbia to Boston corridor. Urban Edge Properties LP (UELP or the Operating Partnership) serves as its partnership subsidiary and owns, through affiliates, all of its real estate properties and other assets. Its portfolio consists of approximately 71 shopping centers, two outlet centers and two malls totaling approximately 17.4 million square feet of gross leasable area. Its shopping centers and malls are located in California, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland, Massachusetts Puerto Rico. Its properties include Walnut Creek, Newington Commons, Goucher Commons, Rockville Town Center, Wheaton, Woodmore Towne Centre, Shoppers World, Manchester Plaza, Bergen Town Center, and Brunswick Commons, among others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
