Cantor Fitzgerald Weighs in on Safehold FY2025 Earnings

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) – Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Safehold in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Anderson expects that the company will earn $1.63 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Safehold’s current full-year earnings is $1.58 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Safehold’s FY2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39. The firm had revenue of $93.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.05 million. Safehold had a return on equity of 4.70% and a net margin of 27.45%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.41 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Safehold from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. JMP Securities lowered their target price on shares of Safehold from $32.00 to $28.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Safehold from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Safehold from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Safehold in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Safehold currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.89.

Safehold Price Performance

Safehold stock opened at $15.48 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.85. Safehold has a one year low of $13.43 and a one year high of $25.61. The business has a fifty day moving average of $15.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 36.02 and a current ratio of 36.02.

Institutional Trading of Safehold

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Safehold by 928.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Safehold by 136.4% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,278 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of Safehold by 73.9% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 1,010 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Safehold by 115.0% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 1,789 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Safehold by 117.2% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 2,117 shares during the last quarter. 70.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Safehold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.177 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. Safehold’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.65%.

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.