Why Is Safe & Green (SGBX) Stock Down 6% Today?

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  • Safe & Green (SGBX,SGBXV) stock is on the move ahead of a share distribution.
  • The company is set to distribute shares of Safe & Green Development (SGDVV) stock tomorrow.
  • This is part of its spinoff plans.
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Safe & Green (NASDAQ:SGBX, NASDAQ:SGBXV) stock is sliding lower on Tuesday as the company prepares for the spinoff of Safe & Green Development (NASDAQ:SGDVV).

This spinoff has Safe & Green agreeing to distribute shares of SGDVV stock to shareholders of SGBX stock. The company has set Wednesday as the day this share distribution will take place.

Shares of SGDVV stock listed on the Nasdaq Exchange on Sept. 19, 2023. This allows for trading of the stock up until the distribution. However, transactions won’t settle until after the distribution date. As such, regular trading of SGDVV won’t start until after Wednesday.

SGBX Stock Movement on Tuesday

Considering the upcoming distribution date, it makes sense that investors are seeing volatility in SGBX stock. That same holds true for the recent movements of SGBXV and SGDVV stock on Tuesday morning.

In the case of SGBX stock, about 158,000 shares have changed hands as of this writing. That’s closing in on its daily average trading volume of about 210,000 shares. The company’s stock is also down 5.5% as of Tuesday morning. Adding to this, SGBXV stock is down 26.6%, while SGDVV stock is up 19.2% at that same time.

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