Wedbush Weighs in on Safehold’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:SAFE)

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) – Equities researchers at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Safehold in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson anticipates that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Safehold’s current full-year earnings is $1.59 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Safehold’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on SAFE. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Safehold from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $19.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Safehold from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Safehold from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Safehold from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Safehold in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.56.

Safehold Stock Down 1.0 %

Safehold stock opened at $17.45 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.79 and a beta of 1.66. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.68. Safehold has a 1-year low of $15.55 and a 1-year high of $28.80. The company has a current ratio of 37.37, a quick ratio of 37.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share 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 quarter last year, the business earned $0.36 earnings per share.

Safehold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a dividend of $0.177 per share. This represents a $0.71 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. Safehold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.97%.

Institutional Trading of Safehold

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Safehold by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,618,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,131,000 after buying an additional 51,035 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Safehold by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,515,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,011,000 after acquiring an additional 150,976 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Safehold by 3.1% during the third 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 during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Safehold by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 717,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,251,000 after purchasing an additional 29,348 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Safehold by 16.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 662,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,369,000 after purchasing an additional 91,965 shares during the last quarter. 70.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.