Contrasting Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) and Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Getty Realty and Safe and Green Development, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Realty	0	1	3	0	2.75
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	0.00

Getty Realty currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Given Getty Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Getty Realty is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Getty Realty and Safe and Green Development”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Getty Realty	$203.39 million	8.20	$60.15 million	$1.26	24.06
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A

Getty Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.1% of Getty Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Getty Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Getty Realty has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe and Green Development has a beta of 5.15, indicating that its stock price is 415% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Realty	32.97%	6.84%	3.50%
Safe and Green Development	N/A	-492.68%	-76.18%

Summary

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

About Getty Realty

Getty Realty Corp. is a publicly traded, net lease REIT specializing in the acquisition, financing and development of convenience, automotive and other single tenant retail real estate. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio included 1,093 freestanding properties located in 40 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.

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.