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Saul Centers (BFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$32.54 +0.04 (+0.12%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Saul Centers Stock (NYSE:BFS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$32.31
$32.91
50-Day Range
$32.50
$37.77
52-Week Range
$29.16
$38.42
Volume
102,776 shs
Average Volume
78,298 shs
Market Capitalization
$804.39 million
P/E Ratio
33.55
Dividend Yield
7.25%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Saul Centers, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the ownership, development and management of retail properties. The company’s portfolio is focused on grocery-anchored and necessity-based shopping centers, providing stable, long-term cash flows through leasing arrangements with national and regional retailers. In addition to ground-up development, Saul Centers actively pursues redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects to enhance value in existing assets.

Founded by the Saul family in 1945, Saul Centers has grown from a local real estate development firm into a listed REIT while maintaining its headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. The company completed its REIT conversion in the early 1990s and today operates a network of shopping centers across the Mid-Atlantic region, with properties in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and select markets in Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Saul Centers’ portfolio comprises a mix of open-air and enclosed centers featuring grocery, home improvement, pharmacy and discount anchors alongside restaurants and service tenants. The company emphasizes active asset management, market-driven redevelopment and disciplined leasing to maintain occupancy, drive rental growth and meet evolving consumer preferences.

Led by an experienced management team with deep roots in the regional real estate industry, Saul Centers is governed by a board of directors that combines family heritage with outside expertise. The company’s strategy centers on long-term value creation through prudent acquisitions, targeted developments and sustainable property operations.

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Saul Centers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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32nd Percentile Overall Score

BFS MarketRank™: 

Saul Centers scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 155th out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Saul Centers has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Saul Centers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Saul Centers' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Saul Centers is 33.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.30.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Saul Centers is 33.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.41.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Saul Centers has a P/B Ratio of 2.83. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Saul Centers' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.84% of the float of Saul Centers has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Saul Centers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.68, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Saul Centers has recently increased by 29.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Saul Centers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.23%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Saul Centers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Saul Centers is 243.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Saul Centers' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Saul Centers has a news sentiment score of 1.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Saul Centers this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Saul Centers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    51.00% of the stock of Saul Centers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    49.99% of the stock of Saul Centers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Saul Centers' insider trading history.
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BFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Saul Centers' stock was trading at $31.55 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BFS stock has increased by 3.1% and is now trading at $32.54.

Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.10. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $72.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $78.98 million. Saul Centers had a net margin of 11.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.97%.

Top institutional shareholders of Saul Centers include BlackRock Inc. (9.19%), California State Teachers Retirement System (2.28%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.49%) and Man Group plc (0.36%). Insiders that own company stock include B Francis Saul II, David Todd Pearson, John Collich, Bettina T Guevara, Carlos Lawrence Heard, Zachary Maxwell Friedlis and James Page Lansdale.
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Shares of BFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Saul Centers investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/31 Dividend
7/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend
7/15/2026
Dividend Payable
7/31/2026
Last Earnings
8/06/2026
Today
9/04/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Retail REITs
Sub-Industry
Retail REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:BFS
CIK
907254
Employees
110
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
33.55
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$37.51 million
Net Margins
11.54%
Pretax Margin
15.15%
Return on Equity
11.97%
Return on Assets
1.61%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.64
Current Ratio
1.62
Quick Ratio
1.62

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$289.84 million
Price / Sales
2.78
Cash Flow
$4.05 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.03
Book Value
$11.51 per share
Price / Book
2.83

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
24,720,000
Free Float
12,111,000
Market Cap
$804.39 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.90

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This page (NYSE:BFS) was last updated on 9/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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