Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD – Get Free Report) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Safe and Green Development and Forestar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Safe and Green Development | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Forestar Group | 12.99% | 14.59% | 8.11% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Forestar Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Safe and Green Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Forestar Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Forestar Group has a consensus target price of $37.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.18%. Given Forestar Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Safe and Green Development and Forestar Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Safe and Green Development | N/A | N/A | -$4.20 million | N/A | N/A |
Forestar Group | $1.56 billion | 1.04 | $166.90 million | $4.02 | 7.96 |
Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.
Summary
Forestar Group beats Safe and Green Development on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Safe and Green Development
Safe and Green Development Corporation operates as a real estate development company. It focuses on building single or 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.
About Forestar Group
Forestar Group Inc. operates as a residential lot development company in the United States. The company acquires land and develops infrastructure for single-family residential communities. It sells its residential single-family finished lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Forestar Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of D.R. Horton, Inc.
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