NYSE:BFSSaul Centers Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Saul Centers Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $33.35 +1.03 (+3.19 %) (As of 06/3/2020 10:50 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$33.21Now: $33.35▼$33.7350-Day Range$25.96MA: $30.55▼$37.4152-Week Range$23.58Now: $33.35▼$58.49Volume166 shsAverage Volume53,652 shsMarket Capitalization$774.39 millionP/E Ratio21.38Dividend Yield6.74%Beta1.01 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsSocial Media Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, which currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio of 60 properties which includes (a) 56 community and neighborhood shopping centers and seven mixed-use properties with approximately 9.3 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Saul Centers' property operating income is generated by properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSaul Centers has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $47.33, Saul Centers has a potential upside of 41.9% from its current price of $33.35.Amount of Analyst CoverageSaul Centers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesSaul Centers has received 215 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesSaul Centers has received 351 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentSaul Centers has received 62.01% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Saul Centers and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BFS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BFS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipSaul Centers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSaul Centers has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Saul Centers is 68.83 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Saul Centers will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.97 % next year. This indicates that Saul Centers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 5.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Saul Centers insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $316,212.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders50.10% 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 Institutions47.91% of the stock of Saul Centers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Saul Centers are expected to grow by 3.06% in the coming year, from $2.94 to $3.03 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Saul Centers is 21.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.94.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Saul Centers is 21.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.36.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSaul Centers has a P/B Ratio of 2.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.0Community Rank: 1.9Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 5.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.94 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryRetail REITs SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:BFS Previous Symbol CUSIP80439510 CIK907254 Webwww.saulcenters.com Phone301-986-6200Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.28 Current Ratio2.33 Quick Ratio2.33Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio21.38 Forward P/E Ratio11.34 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$231.52 million Price / Sales3.34 Cash Flow$4.57 per share Price / Cash Flow7.30 Book Value$11.18 per share Price / Book2.98Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.08 Net Income$51.72 million Net Margins22.53% Return on Equity19.98% Return on Assets3.18%Miscellaneous Employees110 Outstanding Shares23,220,000Market Cap$774.39 million Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable BFS Rates by TradingView Receive BFS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) Frequently Asked Questions How has Saul Centers' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Saul Centers' stock was trading at $38.40 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BFS stock has decreased by 13.2% and is now trading at $33.35. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Saul Centers? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Saul Centers in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Saul Centers. When is Saul Centers' next earnings date? Saul Centers is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Saul Centers. How were Saul Centers' earnings last quarter? Saul Centers Inc (NYSE:BFS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.35. The real estate investment trust earned $59.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.21 million. Saul Centers had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 22.53%. View Saul Centers' earnings history. How often does Saul Centers pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Saul Centers? Saul Centers announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share on Thursday, April 30th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 15th. View Saul Centers' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for BFS? 3 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Saul Centers' shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate Saul Centers' share price to reach $47.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 41.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Saul Centers. Has Saul Centers been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about BFS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Saul Centers earned a news impact score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutSaul Centers. Are investors shorting Saul Centers? Saul Centers saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 218,300 shares, a decline of 5.6% from the April 30th total of 231,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 68,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company's shares are short sold. View Saul Centers' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Saul Centers' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Saul Centers include Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income (O), Regency Centers (REG), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), National Retail Properties (NNN), Kimco Realty (KIM), Agree Realty (ADC), Weingarten Realty Investors (WRI), Taubman Centers (TCO), Alexander's (ALX), Retail Properties of America (RPAI), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Getty Realty (GTY), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR) and Macerich (MAC). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Saul Centers own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Saul Centers investors own include Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Mastercard (MA), Boeing (BA), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), PepsiCo (PEP), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), American Tower (AMT), Anthem (ANTM) and AvalonBay Communities (AVB). Who are Saul Centers' key executives? Saul Centers' management team includes the following people: Mr. Bernard Francis Saul II, Chairman & CEO (Age 86)Mr. James Page Lansdale, Pres, COO & Director (Age 62)Mr. Scott V. Schneider, Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer & Sec. (Age 61)Mr. Christopher H. Netter, Sr. VP of Retail Leasing (Age 64)Mr. John F. Collich, Sr. VP of Acquisitions & Devel. (Age 59) What is Saul Centers' stock symbol? Saul Centers trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BFS." Who are Saul Centers' major shareholders? Saul Centers' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.68%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (5.08%), State Street Corp (2.40%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.85%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.78%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.75%). Company insiders that own Saul Centers stock include B Francis Saul II, Charles W Sherren Jr, Charles W Sherren, Jr, Christopher Netter, Debra Noreen Stencel, Joel Albert Friedman, John E Chapoton, Mark Sullivan III, Philip D Caraci, Scott V Schneider, Steven N Corey and Willoughby B Laycock. View institutional ownership trends for Saul Centers. Which major investors are selling Saul Centers stock? BFS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Martingale Asset Management L P, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, UBS Group AG, and WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Saul Centers company stock in the last year include Charles W Sherren, Jr, Christopher Netter, Debra Noreen Stencel, and Scott V Schneider. View insider buying and selling activity for Saul Centers. Which major investors are buying Saul Centers stock? BFS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Principal Financial Group Inc., State Street Corp, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, CWM Advisors LLC, AXA, and Cohen & Steers Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Saul Centers stock in the last two years include B Francis Saul II, Joel Albert Friedman, and Willoughby B Laycock. View insider buying and selling activity for Saul Centers. How do I buy shares of Saul Centers? Shares of BFS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Saul Centers' stock price today? One share of BFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.35. How big of a company is Saul Centers? Saul Centers has a market capitalization of $774.39 million and generates $231.52 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $51.72 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.08 on an earnings per share basis. Saul Centers employs 110 workers across the globe. What is Saul Centers' official website? The official website for Saul Centers is www.saulcenters.com. How can I contact Saul Centers? Saul Centers' mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 301-986-6200 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 6/3/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
