Head to Head Contrast: Kennedy-Wilson (NYSE:KW) & Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Kennedy-Wilson and Safe and Green Development, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kennedy-Wilson	1	1	0	0	1.50
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	N/A

Kennedy-Wilson currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.05%. Given Kennedy-Wilson’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kennedy-Wilson is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.7% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Kennedy-Wilson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kennedy-Wilson and Safe and Green Development’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kennedy-Wilson	$562.60 million	2.38	-$303.80 million	($1.97)	-4.94
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A

Safe and Green Development has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kennedy-Wilson.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kennedy-Wilson	-41.31%	-7.88%	-1.17%
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Kennedy-Wilson

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment company. The company owns, operates, and invests in real estate both on its own and through its investment management platform. It focuses on multifamily and office properties located in the Western United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Japan. The company had ownership interests in multifamily units, office space, retail and industrial space, and a hotel. It is involved in the development, redevelopment, and entitlement of real estate properties. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

About Safe and Green Development

Safe and Green Development Corporation operates as a real estate development company. It focuses on building single or 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.