Saul Centers (BFS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Saul Centers in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" BFS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BFS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Saul Centers' shares. Their BFS share price forecasts range from $41.00 to $41.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $41.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.0% from the stock's current price.
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Saul Centers' stock was trading at $40.68 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BFS stock has decreased by 16.0% and is now trading at $34.17.
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Saul Centers saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,100 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the August 31st total of 109,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 14th 2023.
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Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.35. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $59.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.21 million. Saul Centers had a net margin of 20.18% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.07%.

Saul Centers announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Investors of record on Monday, October 16th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share on Tuesday, October 31st. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 13th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) stock in their portfolio include ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (RDOG).Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG).

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.69%. BFS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 143.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Saul Centers trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BFS."

Shares of BFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of BFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.17.

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) has a market capitalization of $818.03 million and generates $245.86 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $50.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.64 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 129 workers across the globe.

Saul Centers' mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The official website for the company is www.saulcenters.com. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at (301) 986-6200, via email at deedee.russo@saulcenters.com, or via fax at 301-986-6079.