Analyzing HomeFed (OTCMKTS:HOFD) & Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD)

Volatility & Risk

Safe and Green Development has a beta of 5.17, indicating that its stock price is 417% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HomeFed has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of HomeFed shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of HomeFed shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	N/A	-492.68%	-76.18%
HomeFed	-4.58%	-1.17%	-0.92%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A
HomeFed	$140.57 million	4.23	-$70,000.00	N/A	N/A

HomeFed has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Summary

HomeFed beats Safe and Green Development on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About HomeFed

HomeFed Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, invests in and develops residential and commercial real estate properties in California, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Maine, and New York. The company develops residential and commercial land development projects and other unimproved land, as well as projects in various stages of development, and retail and office operating properties. It also engages in the design engineering, grading raw land, and constructing public infrastructure, such as streets, utilities, and public facilities, as well as develops individual lots for home sites or other facilities. In addition, the company holds interest in Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza, which comprises a 665 room hotel operated by Marriott; and operates an office building complex and parking space garage located in Brooklyn, New York. Further, it holds interest in HomeFed Village III Master, LLC that owns and develops an approximate 450 acre community planned for 948 homes in the Otay Ranch General Plan Area of Chula Vista, California. HomeFed Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.