Safehold (SAFE) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Safehold (NYSE: SAFE) in the last few weeks:

• 10/14/2026 – Safehold was downgraded by UBS Group AG to “market perform”.
• 10/14/2026 – Safehold had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Citizens Jmp.
• 10/9/2026 – Safehold had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $16.00 to $13.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Safehold was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 9/28/2026 – Safehold had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $17.00 to $13.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Safehold was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “underweight”. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – Safehold had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $16.00 to $14.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/19/2026 – Safehold is now covered by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.

Safehold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.1770 per share. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. Safehold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Safehold news, Director Robin Josephs sold 9,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.56, for a total transaction of $138,320.00. Following the sale, the director owned 89,068 shares in the company, valued at $1,296,830.08. This represents a 9.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 3.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Safehold Inc (NYSE: SAFE) is a real estate investment trust focused on owning ground leases. Through its ground-lease model, the company acquires and owns the land beneath commercial, residential, and other real estate assets while leasing that land to property owners under long-term agreements. This structure allows building owners to access the value of the land without selling the underlying property.

Safehold’s portfolio has included ground leases supporting multifamily, office, hotel, life sciences, industrial, and other commercial properties.