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Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Safehold Earnings

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Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Safehold in a report released on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.39. Wedbush currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $20.00 price target 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on SAFE. Mizuho decreased their target price on shares of Safehold from $25.00 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Safehold from $19.00 to $17.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Safehold in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $25.25.

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Safehold Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SAFE traded down $0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $15.30. The company had a trading volume of 372,909 shares, compared to its average volume of 400,951. Safehold has a 12 month low of $13.68 and a 12 month high of $28.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.34 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 36.59 and a quick ratio of 36.59. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $16.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.13.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $97.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $95.55 million. Safehold had a net margin of 28.92% and a return on equity of 4.76%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS.

Safehold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.177 per share. This represents a $0.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.63%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Safehold's payout ratio is 47.95%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Safehold

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Safehold by 317.9% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 85,932 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,254,000 after purchasing an additional 65,370 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Safehold in the third quarter valued at approximately $370,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Safehold by 16.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 662,179 shares of the company's stock worth $17,369,000 after acquiring an additional 91,965 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Safehold by 265.4% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 24,071 shares of the company's stock worth $445,000 after acquiring an additional 17,484 shares during the period. Finally, abrdn plc raised its stake in Safehold by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 13,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 3,166 shares during the last quarter. 70.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Safehold

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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.

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