Wedbush Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for Safehold

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) – Analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Safehold in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.38. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $23.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Safehold’s current full-year earnings is $1.57 per share.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.37. The firm had revenue of $90.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.45 million. Safehold had a net margin of 32.08% and a return on equity of 4.79%. The company’s revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.33 EPS.

SAFE has been the topic of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Safehold from $38.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Safehold from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Safehold in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Safehold from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Safehold from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $28.22.

Safehold Stock Performance

SAFE opened at $20.58 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.03. Safehold has a 52-week low of $16.27 and a 52-week high of $28.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 37.83 and a current ratio of 37.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 12.10 and a beta of 1.68.

Institutional Trading of Safehold

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Safehold by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,861,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,949,000 after buying an additional 141,245 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in Safehold by 62.4% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 649,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,381,000 after purchasing an additional 249,500 shares in the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in Safehold in the 1st quarter valued at about $4,400,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Safehold during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,979,000. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Safehold during the second quarter worth approximately $585,000. 70.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Safehold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.177 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $0.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.44%. Safehold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.18%.

Safehold Company Profile

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.