Safehold (SAFE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) is revolutionizing real estate ownership by providing a new and better way for owners to unlock the value of the land beneath their buildings. Having created the modern ground lease industry in 2017, Safehold continues to help owners of high quality multifamily, office, industrial, hospitality, student housing, life science and mixed-use properties generate higher returns with less risk. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT), seeks to deliver safe, growing income and long-term capital appreciation to its shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.80 to $17.12
• 50-Day Range: $15.77 to $20.95
• 52-Week Range: $15.55 to $28.80
• Volume: 366,629 shs
• Average Volume: 402,792 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.36
• Dividend Yield: 4.22%
• Price Target: $25.56
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Safehold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Safehold scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 373rd out of 930 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Safehold has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Safehold has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Safehold are expected to grow by 1.90% in the coming year, from $1.58 to $1.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Safehold is 11.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Safehold is 11.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Safehold has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.48% of the float of Safehold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Safehold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Safehold has recently increased by 7.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Safehold is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Safehold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Safehold is 47.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Safehold will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.10% next year. This indicates that Safehold will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.48% of the float of Safehold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Safehold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Safehold has recently increased by 7.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Safehold has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Safehold this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for SAFE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Safehold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.30% of the stock of Safehold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.38% of the stock of Safehold is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SAFE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAFE shares performed this year?

Safehold's stock was trading at $18.48 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SAFE stock has decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $16.81.
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How were Safehold's earnings last quarter?

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.36. Safehold had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.76% and a net margin of 28.92%.

When did Safehold IPO?

Safehold (SAFE) raised $206 million in an IPO on Thursday, June 22nd 2017. The company issued 10,300,000 shares at a price of $20.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lync, J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Citigroup and Raymond James acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Mizuho Securities was co-manager.

Who are Safehold's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Safehold include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.81%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (5.97%), NewEdge Wealth LLC (3.28%) and American Century Companies Inc. (2.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay Sugarman and Istar Inc.
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How do I buy shares of Safehold?

Shares of SAFE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Safehold own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Safehold investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), Humana (HUM) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/30/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 2/05/2025
• Today: 2/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SAFE
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:SAFE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1688852
• Web: www.safeholdinc.com
• Phone: (212) 930-9400
• Fax: 212-930-9494
• Employees: 120
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $25.56
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $105.76 million
• Net Margins: 28.92%
• Pretax Margin: 30.10%
• Return on Equity: 4.76%
• Return on Assets: 1.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.82
• Current Ratio: 36.59
• Quick Ratio: 36.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $365.68 million
• Price / Sales: 3.28
• Cash Flow: $1.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.12
• Book Value: $33.23 per share
• Price / Book: 0.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,450,000
• Free Float: 69,091,000
• Market Cap: $1.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.66