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 announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share on Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 15th. View Saul Centers' Dividend History.

Saul Centers Inc (NYSE:BFS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust earned $52.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.37 million. Saul Centers had a net margin of 22.17% and a return on equity of 21.94%. View Saul Centers' Earnings History.

Saul Centers is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Saul Centers.

1 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Saul Centers' stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $58.00. On average, they expect Saul Centers' share price to reach $58.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Saul Centers.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Saul Centers in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Saul Centers.

News headlines about BFS stock have trended somewhat negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing 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 positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Saul Centers earned a news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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Saul Centers' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.08%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.92%), Northern Trust Corp (0.94%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.89%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.89%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.88%). 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 Northern Trust Corp, First Manhattan Co., Barclays PLC, Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, MetLife Investment Advisors LLC and New York State Common Retirement Fund. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Principal Financial Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can and Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC. 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 $50.22.

Saul Centers has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion and generates $227.90 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $50.55 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.11 on an earnings per share basis.

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

Saul Centers' mailing address is 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1500E, BETHESDA MD, 20814. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 301-986-6200 or via email at [email protected]