Contrasting Safe and Green Development (SGD) & The Competition

Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) is one of 31 publicly-traded companies in the “REAL ESTATE DEV” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Safe and Green Development to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE DEV” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of Safe and Green Development shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE DEV” companies are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Safe and Green Development and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	-277.22%	-733.82%	-53.37%
Safe and Green Development Competitors	-11.33%	-43.96%	-1.64%

Volatility and Risk

Safe and Green Development has a beta of 3.58, suggesting that its share price is 258% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe and Green Development’s peers have a beta of -6.47, suggesting that their average share price is 747% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Safe and Green Development and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safe and Green Development	$1.54 million	-$8.91 million	-0.19
Safe and Green Development Competitors	$19.91 billion	-$81.10 million	-0.30

Safe and Green Development’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Safe and Green Development. Safe and Green Development is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Safe and Green Development and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe and Green Development	1	0	0	0	1.00
Safe and Green Development Competitors	175	654	288	11	2.12

As a group, “REAL ESTATE DEV” companies have a potential upside of 18.03%. Given Safe and Green Development’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Safe and Green Development has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Safe and Green Development peers beat Safe and Green Development on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Safe and Green Development

Safe and Green Development Corporation operates as a real estate development company. It focuses on building single and multifamily projects. The company was formerly known as SGB Development Corp. and changed its name to Safe and Green Development Corporation in December 2022. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida. Safe and Green Development Corporation is a subsidiary of Safe & Green Holdings Corp.