Safehold (NYSE:SAFE – Get Free Report) and UDR (NYSE:UDR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Safehold and UDR, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Safehold | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 |
| UDR | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 |
Safehold presently has a consensus target price of $28.22, suggesting a potential upside of 44.66%. UDR has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.84%. Given Safehold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Safehold is more favorable than UDR.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Safehold and UDR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Safehold | 32.08% | 4.79% | 1.66% |
| UDR | 7.68% | 3.57% | 1.19% |
Dividends
Safehold pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Safehold pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UDR pays out 459.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. UDR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Safehold and UDR”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Safehold | $376.84 million | 3.70 | -$54.97 million | $1.70 | 11.48 |
| UDR | $1.66 billion | 8.63 | $444.35 million | $0.37 | 117.46 |
UDR has higher revenue and earnings than Safehold. Safehold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UDR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
70.4% of Safehold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of UDR shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Safehold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of UDR shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
UDR beats Safehold on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT), seeks to deliver safe, growing income and long-term capital appreciation to its shareholders.
About UDR
UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), an S&P 500 company, is a leading multifamily real estate investment trust with a demonstrated performance history of delivering superior and dependable returns by successfully managing, buying, selling, developing and redeveloping attractive real estate communities in targeted U.S. markets. As of December 31, 2023, UDR owned or had an ownership position in 60,336 apartment homes including 359 homes under development. For over 51 years, UDR has delivered long-term value to shareholders, the best standard of service to Residents and the highest quality experience for Associates.
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