Safehold (SAFE) Competitors $15.19 +0.22 (+1.44%) Closing price 07/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.18 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 07/16/2025 04:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SAFE vs. ARE, BNL, BRX, CUZ, EPRT, FRT, KIM, NSA, STAG, and UDRShould you be buying Safehold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safehold include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Cousins Properties (CUZ), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Stag Industrial (STAG), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Safehold vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Broadstone Net Lease Brixmor Property Group Cousins Properties Essential Properties Realty Trust Federal Realty Investment Trust Kimco Realty National Storage Affiliates Trust Stag Industrial United Dominion Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is ARE or SAFE more profitable? Safehold has a net margin of 28.20% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of 4.62%. Safehold's return on equity of 4.76% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities4.62% 0.64% 0.38% Safehold 28.20%4.76%1.64% Is ARE or SAFE a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Safehold pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out 694.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Safehold pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Safehold has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend ARE or SAFE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus price target of $99.54, indicating a potential upside of 27.45%. Safehold has a consensus price target of $22.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.07%. Given Safehold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Safehold is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Safehold 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media favor ARE or SAFE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 13 more articles in the media than Safehold. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 3 mentions for Safehold. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Safehold's score of 0.33 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Safehold 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARE or SAFE? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Safehold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Safehold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ARE or SAFE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safehold has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARE or SAFE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than Safehold. Safehold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexandria Real Estate Equities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.34$322.95M$0.76102.77Safehold$365.68M2.98$105.76M$1.4610.40 SummarySafehold beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Safehold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAFE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SAFE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SAFE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafeholdREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.07B$7.06B$11.96B$20.61BDividend Yield4.73%4.96%5.58%3.68%P/E Ratio10.4063.8119.1027.27Price / Sales2.985.6326.1467.19Price / Cash8.1223.0121.3421.88Price / Book0.461.972.304.60Net Income$105.76M$193.23M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-2.78%0.20%-0.45%-1.55%1 Month Performance-1.29%0.82%4.23%4.38%1 Year Performance-33.13%-11.42%540.79%8.12% Safehold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAFESafehold4.213 of 5 stars$15.19+1.4%$22.33+47.1%-31.7%$1.07B$365.68M10.40120AREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.4121 of 5 stars$75.03-2.5%$99.54+32.7%-38.8%$12.98B$3.12B98.72590Upcoming EarningsBNLBroadstone Net Lease2.5998 of 5 stars$16.03-1.9%$18.67+16.4%-8.0%$3.03B$431.80M26.2870Analyst ForecastBRXBrixmor Property Group4.1144 of 5 stars$25.83-0.7%$30.30+17.3%+4.6%$7.91B$1.29B24.60500Positive NewsCUZCousins Properties4.3006 of 5 stars$29.08-2.2%$32.40+11.4%+14.5%$4.88B$856.76M88.12290Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.2071 of 5 stars$31.47-1.8%$35.06+11.4%+1.7%$6.22B$449.61M27.3740Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.6581 of 5 stars$94.31-1.6%$112.07+18.8%-13.2%$8.09B$1.20B27.02320Positive NewsKIMKimco Realty3.9423 of 5 stars$21.20-1.9%$24.70+16.5%+1.1%$14.34B$2.04B27.53640Positive NewsNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust1.2975 of 5 stars$31.75-2.6%$38.63+21.7%-29.7%$2.43B$770.34M53.811,466Positive NewsSTAGStag Industrial4.029 of 5 stars$36.16-1.3%$39.71+9.8%-6.2%$6.75B$767.38M27.1990Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7785 of 5 stars$40.91+0.3%$46.44+13.5%-1.0%$13.55B$1.67B116.891,432Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives Broadstone Net Lease Alternatives Brixmor Property Group Alternatives Cousins Properties Alternatives Essential Properties Realty Trust Alternatives Federal Realty Investment Trust Alternatives Kimco Realty Alternatives National Storage Affiliates Trust Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SAFE) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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