Contrasting Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) & Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY)

Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD) and Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Safe and Green Development has a beta of 3.5, indicating that its stock price is 250% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Safe and Green Development and Berkeley Group”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	$1.54 million	3.82	-$8.91 million	N/A	N/A
Berkeley Group	$3.18 billion	1.49	$489.30 million	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	-766.20%	-741.44%	-60.41%
Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Safe and Green Development and Berkeley Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	0.00
Berkeley Group	0	2	0	2	3.00

Summary

Berkeley Group beats Safe and Green Development on 7 of the 11 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 Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.