Cantor Fitzgerald Lifts Earnings Estimates for Safehold

Safehold Inc. (NYSE:SAFE) – Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Safehold in a report released on Friday, November 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Anderson now anticipates that the company will earn $1.67 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.63. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Neutral” rating and a $17.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Safehold’s current full-year earnings is $1.58 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Safehold’s FY2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS.

Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 3rd. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $50.20 million during the quarter. Safehold had a net margin of 27.45% and a return on equity of 4.70%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on SAFE. Mizuho upped their price target on Safehold from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Safehold from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Safehold from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. JMP Securities dropped their price target on Safehold from $32.00 to $28.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Safehold in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Safehold presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $19.56.

Safehold Price Performance

SAFE opened at $13.32 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $955.79 million, a P/E ratio of 9.31, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 36.02 and a current ratio of 36.02. Safehold has a fifty-two week low of $12.83 and a fifty-two week high of $21.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $15.45 and a 200 day moving average of $15.33.

Institutional Trading of Safehold

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SAFE. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Safehold by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 5,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 695 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Safehold by 39.9% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Safehold by 5.6% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 16,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 878 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its position in shares of Safehold by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 18,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,048 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Safehold by 0.3% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 333,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,188,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.38% of the company’s stock.

Safehold Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a $0.177 dividend. This represents a $0.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Safehold’s payout ratio is 44.59%.

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.