Wedbush restated their neutral rating on shares of Safehold (NYSE:SAFE - Free Report) in a report published on Monday morning, Marketbeat reports. The firm currently has a $20.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Safehold's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS.
SAFE has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Safehold from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $19.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Safehold in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Safehold from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Safehold currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $25.00.
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Safehold Stock Performance
Safehold stock traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $17.71. 929,285 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 386,734. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $17.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.11. The firm has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a current ratio of 36.59, a quick ratio of 36.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. Safehold has a fifty-two week low of $15.55 and a fifty-two week high of $28.80.
Safehold (NYSE:SAFE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.36. Safehold had a return on equity of 4.76% and a net margin of 28.92%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.36 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Safehold will post 1.58 earnings per share for the current year.
Safehold Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.177 per share. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Safehold's payout ratio is 47.30%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SAFE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Safehold by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 662,179 shares of the company's stock worth $17,369,000 after acquiring an additional 91,965 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Safehold by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 687,718 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,039,000 after purchasing an additional 39,320 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Safehold by 317.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 85,932 shares of the company's stock worth $2,254,000 after purchasing an additional 65,370 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Safehold by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,247,740 shares of the company's stock worth $32,734,000 after purchasing an additional 38,074 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Safehold by 265.4% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 24,071 shares of the company's stock worth $445,000 after buying an additional 17,484 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.38% of the company's stock.
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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.
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