Analyzing Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) and Safe & Green (NASDAQ:SGBX)

Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) and Safe & Green (NASDAQ:SGBX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Interface and Safe & Green, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interface	0	0	1	0	3.00
Safe & Green	0	0	0	0	0.00

Interface presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.53%. Given Interface’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Interface is more favorable than Safe & Green.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.3% of Interface shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of Safe & Green shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Interface shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Safe & Green shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Interface has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe & Green has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Interface and Safe & Green’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interface	6.48%	17.73%	7.19%
Safe & Green	-370.03%	N/A	-75.56%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Interface and Safe & Green”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interface	$1.32 billion	0.99	$86.95 million	$1.45	15.27
Safe & Green	$4.98 million	1.33	-$16.98 million	N/A	N/A

Interface has higher revenue and earnings than Safe & Green.

Summary

Interface beats Safe & Green on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Interface

Interface, Inc. designs, produces, and sells modular carpet products primarily worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Americas (AMS), and Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia (EAAA). The company offers modular carpets under the Interface and FLOR brand names; luxury vinyl tiles; carpet tiles under the CQuestGB name for use in commercial interiors, include offices, healthcare facilities, airports, educational and other institutions, hospitality spaces, and retail facilities, as well as residential interiors; and modular resilient flooring products. It also provides carpet replacement, installation, and maintenance services; and rubber flooring under the norament and noraplan brand names; as well as produces and sells an adapted version of its carpet tile for the healthcare facilities market. In addition, the company sells a proprietary antimicrobial chemical compound under the Intersept name; sells TacTiles, a carpet tile installation system, as well as various adhesives and products; and provides turnkey project management services for global accounts and other customers through its InterfaceSERVICES business. The company sells its products directly to end-users, as well as indirectly through independent contractors, installers, or distributors. Interface, Inc. was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Safe & Green

Safe & Green Holdings Corp. is a design and construction services company, which engages in the provision of code engineered cargo shipping containers. It operates through the following segments: Construction, Medical, Development, and Corporate and Support. The Construction Services segment includes the manufacturing of unit SG ECHO and other modules projects. The Medical segment consists of joint venture COVID-19 laboratory operations. The Development segment focuses on real property development. The Corporate and Support segment includes general corporate expenses such as the executive office, corporate finance, accounting, audit, tax, human resources, risk management, information technology, marketing, and legal groups, corporate overhead, and other items not allocated to any of the company’s other segments. The company was founded on December 29, 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.