Contrasting LuxUrban Hotels (NASDAQ:LUXH) & Safe and Green Development (NASDAQ:SGD)

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

Volatility & Risk

Safe and Green Development has a beta of 3.29, indicating that its stock price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LuxUrban Hotels has a beta of -1.01, indicating that its stock price is 201% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Safe and Green Development and LuxUrban Hotels”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	$207,552.00	10.15	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A
LuxUrban Hotels	$72.79 million	0.00	-$78.52 million	($148.49)	0.00

Safe and Green Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LuxUrban Hotels.

Profitability

This table compares Safe and Green Development and LuxUrban Hotels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe and Green Development	N/A	-492.68%	-76.18%
LuxUrban Hotels	-145.57%	N/A	-29.89%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Safe and Green Development and LuxUrban Hotels, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe and Green Development	0	0	0	0	0.00
LuxUrban Hotels	0	2	1	0	2.33

LuxUrban Hotels has a consensus price target of $280.00, indicating a potential upside of 559,900.00%. Given LuxUrban Hotels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LuxUrban Hotels is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LuxUrban Hotels beats Safe and Green Development on 7 of the 12 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 LuxUrban Hotels

LuxUrban Hotels Inc. utilizes an asset light business model to lease entire hotels on a long-term basis and rent out hotel rooms in the properties it leases. It manages a portfolio of hotel rooms in New York, Washington D.C., Miami Beach, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. The company was formerly known as CorpHousing Group Inc. and changed its name to LuxUrban Hotels Inc. in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.