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

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LuxUrban Hotels and Safe and Green Development”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LuxUrban Hotels	$72.79 million	0.00	-$78.52 million	($148.49)	0.00
Safe and Green Development	$207,552.00	11.82	-$4.20 million	N/A	N/A

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.5% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Safe and Green Development shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of LuxUrban Hotels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

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

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

LuxUrban Hotels presently has a consensus target price of $280.00, indicating a potential upside of 594,379.83%. Given LuxUrban Hotels’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LuxUrban Hotels is more favorable than Safe and Green Development.

Risk & Volatility

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

LuxUrban Hotels beats Safe and Green Development on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.