Reviewing Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) and Keppel REIT (OTCMKTS:KREVF)

Keppel REIT (OTCMKTS:KREVF) and Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Keppel REIT and Safe and Green Development, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keppel REIT	0	1	0	1	3.00
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Keppel REIT and Safe and Green Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keppel REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Safe and Green Development	N/A	-492.68%	-76.18%

Volatility and Risk

Keppel REIT has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe and Green Development has a beta of 5.15, indicating that its stock price is 415% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Keppel REIT and Safe and Green Development”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keppel REIT	$173.57 million	12.51	$125.54 million	N/A	N/A
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A

Keppel REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Keppel REIT beats Safe and Green Development on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Keppel REIT

Listed by way of an introduction on 28 April 2006, Keppel REIT is one of Asia's leading real estate investment trusts with a portfolio of prime commercial assets in Asia Pacific's key business districts. Keppel REIT's objective is to generate stable income and sustainable long-term total return for its Unitholders by owning and investing in a portfolio of quality income-producing commercial real estate and real estate-related assets in Asia Pacific. Keppel REIT has a portfolio value of over $9.0 billion, comprising properties in Singapore; the key Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth; Seoul, South Korea; as well as Tokyo, Japan. Keppel REIT is managed by Keppel REIT Management Limited and sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.

About Safe and Green Development

Safe and Green Development Corporation operates as a real estate development company. It focuses on building single and 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.