Head-To-Head Survey: Safe and Green Development (SGD) vs. Its Competitors

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

Profitability

This table compares Safe and Green Development and its competitors’ 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%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safe and Green Development	$210,000.00	-$8.91 million	-0.16
Safe and Green Development Competitors	$19.91 billion	-$81.10 million	-0.27

Safe and Green Development’s competitors 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 competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Safe and Green Development and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 19.92%. Given Safe and Green Development’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Safe and Green Development has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional 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, 35.7% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE DEV” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Safe and Green Development competitors 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.