Saul Centers (BFS) Competitors

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

Is BFS or REG a better dividend stock?

Saul Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Saul Centers pays out 178.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers pays out 131.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Regency Centers has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, BFS or REG?

Saul Centers has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regency Centers has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BFS or REG more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.00% compared to Saul Centers' net margin of 15.51%. Saul Centers' return on equity of 13.79% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saul Centers	15.51%	13.79%	2.03%
Regency Centers	27.00%	6.05%	3.22%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BFS or REG?

Regency Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Saul Centers. Saul Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regency Centers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saul Centers	$268.85M	2.86	$50.65M	$1.32	23.92
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.95	$400.39M	$2.14	33.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BFS or REG?

50.0% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Regency Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 50.2% of Saul Centers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BFS or REG?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 9 more articles in the media than Saul Centers. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Regency Centers and 2 mentions for Saul Centers. Saul Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Regency Centers' score of 0.94 indicating that Saul Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Saul Centers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regency Centers	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BFS or REG?

Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $79.09, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%. Given Regency Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regency Centers is more favorable than Saul Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saul Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Regency Centers beats Saul Centers on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.