No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Colley Bryan O., was filed 02 Nov 2021.
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc, classified in the Real Estate sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). No insider at Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc has published a filing in the past twelve months. The most recent one dates from 18 August 2023.
Looking back to 2006, when coverage begins, insiders filed 152 purchases and 51 sales.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Covivio and XIOR. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
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Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (NYSE: UBP) is a U.S.-based real estate company that historically operated as a REIT and focused on owning, managing, and redeveloping commercial properties. Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, in the United States, the company built its franchise around neighborhood and community shopping centers, with a strong emphasis on grocery-anchored assets in the New York Tri-State area. For French-speaking investors, UBP was widely viewed as a defensive retail-REIT exposure, offering a concentrated portfolio tied to daily-necessity tenants and suburban consumer demand.
Founded in 1969, the company developed a disciplined operating model centered on high-quality, open-air shopping centers in densely populated, supply-constrained suburban markets. Its competitive position was based on location quality, tenant mix, and local market expertise rather than scale for its own sake. UBP’s main business lines included property ownership, leasing, property management, and redevelopment of retail assets, generally anchored by supermarkets, drugstores, and other essential-service retailers. This tenant profile supported resilient occupancy and stable cash flow characteristics over time.
A key element of UBP’s strategy was its geographic focus. The portfolio was concentrated in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey, especially in suburbs surrounding New York City. That concentration gave the company operational efficiency and a deep understanding of local demographics, while also exposing it to the specific dynamics of the Northeast U.S. retail real estate market. The company’s emphasis on direct management and a relatively compact portfolio allowed it to maintain close control over leasing, capital allocation, and redevelopment decisions.
In terms of recent milestones, the most important development was the merger agreement announced in May 2023 with Regency Centers Corporation, an all-stock transaction that ultimately led to UBP’s integration into a larger retail real estate platform. The deal highlighted the strategic value of UBP’s grocery-anchored suburban centers and its attractive footprint in supply-constrained trade areas. From an investor perspective, UBP stands out as a classic U.S. necessity-based retail property owner whose appeal came from defensive income characteristics, a well-defined regional niche, and consolidation within the shopping-center REIT sector. Historically listed on the NYSE, UBP exemplified a focused, lower-risk retail real estate profile rather than a broad national platform.
Purchases our model currently ranks for the recommendations list.
All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2022 | 143.1 m USD | 39.7 m USD | n.d. | 10-K |
| Oct 2021 | 135.6 m USD | 47.3 m USD | n.d. | 10-K |
| Oct 2020 | 126.7 m USD | 22.2 m USD | n.d. | 10-K |
| Oct 2019 | 136.9 m USD | 37.3 m USD | n.d. | 10-K |
| Oct 2018 | 134.7 m USD | 37.5 m USD | n.d. | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.