Contrasting Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) & Five Point (NYSE:FPH)

Five Point (NYSE:FPH) and Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Five Point and Safe and Green Development, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five Point	0	1	1	0	2.50
Safe and Green Development	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Five Point and Safe and Green Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Point	39.43%	3.61%	2.52%
Safe and Green Development	-766.20%	-741.44%	-60.41%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.1% of Five Point shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Five Point shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Five Point and Safe and Green Development”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Five Point	$197.43 million	4.59	$68.30 million	$1.09	5.57
Safe and Green Development	$210,000.00	26.85	-$8.91 million	N/A	N/A

Five Point has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Volatility & Risk

Five Point has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe and Green Development has a beta of 3.6, suggesting that its share price is 260% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Five Point beats Safe and Green Development on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Five Point

Five Point Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiary, Five Point Operating Company, LP, owns and develops mixed-use and planned communities in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Francisco County. The company operates in four segments: Valencia, San Francisco, Great Park, and Commercial. It sells residential and commercial land sites to homebuilders, commercial developers, and commercial buyers; operates and owns a commercial office, research and development, medical campus, and other properties; and provides development and property management services. The company was formerly known as Newhall Holding Company, LLC and changed its name to Five Point Holdings, LLC in May 2016. Five Point Holdings, LLC was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

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.