Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) versus Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) Head-To-Head Analysis

Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) and Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Safe and Green Development shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Forestar Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Safe and Green Development and Forestar Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	N/A
Forestar Group	0	1	2	0	2.67

Forestar Group has a consensus price target of $37.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.80%. Given Forestar Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Forestar Group is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Safe and Green Development and Forestar Group’s gross 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
Forestar Group	$1.44 billion	1.11	$166.90 million	$4.02	7.85

Forestar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Safe and Green Development.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	N/A	N/A	N/A
Forestar Group	12.99%	14.59%	8.11%

Summary

Forestar Group beats Safe and Green Development on 8 of the 9 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 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.

About Forestar Group

Forestar Group Inc. operates as a residential lot development company in the United States. The company acquires land and develops infrastructure for single-family residential communities. It sells its residential single-family finished lots to local, regional, and national homebuilders. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Forestar Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of D.R. Horton, Inc.