NYSE:BFS - Saul Centers Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Saul Centers trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BFS."

Saul Centers declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share on Thursday, January 31st. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 16th. This is a positive change from Saul Centers's previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. View Saul Centers' Dividend History.

Saul Centers Inc (NYSE:BFS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust earned $52.38 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.37 million. Saul Centers had a net margin of 22.02% and a return on equity of 22.41%. View Saul Centers' Earnings History.

Saul Centers is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Saul Centers.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Saul Centers' shares. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $58.00. On average, they expect Saul Centers' stock price to reach $56.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Saul Centers.

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, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Saul Centers.

News headlines about BFS stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Saul Centers earned a media sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Saul Centers' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.14%), Wendell David Associates Inc. (0.07%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%). 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, Donald A Hachey, James Page Lansdale, John E Chapoton, Patrick F Noonan, Philip D Caraci, Scott V Schneider and Steven N Corey. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Saul Centers.

BFS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Saul Centers company stock in the last year include Christopher Netter, Debra Noreen Stencel, John E Chapoton, Philip D Caraci, Scott V Schneider and Steven N Corey. View Insider Buying and Selling for Saul Centers.

BFS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Wendell David Associates Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BFS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.00.

Saul Centers has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion and generates $227.29 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $48.25 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.18 on an earnings per share basis. Saul Centers employs 65 workers across the globe.

The official website for Saul Centers is http://www.saulcenters.com.

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]