Head-To-Head Comparison: Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) and Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD)

Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) and Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Safe and Green Development and Urban Edge Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	N/A	-275.24%	-66.07%
Urban Edge Properties	66.89%	24.65%	9.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Safe and Green Development and Urban Edge Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	N/A
Urban Edge Properties	0	2	0	0	2.00

Urban Edge Properties has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.78%. Given Urban Edge Properties’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Urban Edge Properties is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Safe and Green Development shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Urban Edge Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Safe and Green Development and Urban Edge Properties”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Urban Edge Properties	$434.59 million	5.74	$248.50 million	$2.30	9.13

Urban Edge Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Summary

Urban Edge Properties beats Safe and Green Development on 7 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 Urban Edge Properties

Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the Washington, D.C. to Boston corridor. Urban Edge owns 76 properties totaling 17.1 million square feet of gross leasable area.