Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Safehold Q3 Earnings

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) – Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Safehold in a research note 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 estimate of $0.40. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $20.00 target price 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 research firms have also issued reports on SAFE. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Safehold from $29.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Safehold from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $19.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target on shares of Safehold in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.67.

Safehold Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:SAFE opened at $18.36 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 36.59, a current ratio of 36.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. Safehold has a 52-week low of $15.55 and a 52-week high of $28.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.41 and a beta of 1.62. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $17.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.18.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share 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 last year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Safehold

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in Safehold by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 163,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,016,000 after purchasing an additional 663 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in Safehold by 23.3% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 849 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in Safehold by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 27,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 899 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Safehold by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 14,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $264,000 after acquiring an additional 924 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Safehold by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 29,470 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.38% of the company’s stock.

Safehold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.177 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $0.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.86%. Safehold’s payout ratio is currently 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.