Comparing Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) & Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE)

Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Urban Edge Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Safe and Green Development and Urban Edge Properties”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A
Urban Edge Properties	$434.59 million	5.74	$248.50 million	$2.30	9.13

Urban Edge Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Profitability

This table compares Safe and Green Development and Urban Edge Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	N/A	-275.24%	-66.07%
Urban Edge Properties	66.89%	24.65%	9.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Safe and Green Development and Urban Edge Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	N/A
Urban Edge Properties	0	2	0	0	2.00

Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.78%. Given Urban Edge Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Safe and Green Development on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Urban Edge Properties

Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the Washington, D.C. to Boston corridor. Urban Edge owns 76 properties totaling 17.1 million square feet of gross leasable area.