Wedbush Comments on Safehold’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:SAFE)

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) – Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Safehold in a report issued on Monday, March 31st. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.40. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Safehold’s current full-year earnings is $1.58 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Safehold’s FY2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Safehold from $25.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley lowered Safehold from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $30.00 to $19.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Safehold in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Safehold from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Five research 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 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.00.

Safehold Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE SAFE opened at $17.71 on Thursday. 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 12-month low of $15.55 and a 12-month high of $28.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $17.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $20.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97 and a beta of 1.62.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36. Safehold had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 4.76%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.36 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Safehold

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SAFE. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Safehold by 308.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 646,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,942,000 after purchasing an additional 487,886 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Safehold by 58.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,051,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,424,000 after buying an additional 388,899 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Safehold by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,266,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,850,000 after buying an additional 336,458 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Safehold by 266.5% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 349,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,171,000 after buying an additional 254,227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Safehold by 1,683.3% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 227,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,209,000 after buying an additional 214,979 shares during the period. 70.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Safehold Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.177 per share. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Safehold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.30%.

About Safehold

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.