Saul Centers (BFS) Competitors

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts prefer AKR or BFS?

Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.60%. Saul Centers has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.64%. Given Saul Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Saul Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AKR or BFS?

Saul Centers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Saul Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, 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
Acadia Realty Trust	$372.73M	6.83	$21.65M	$0.16	121.50
Saul Centers	$274.01M	2.94	$52.69M	$1.47	22.65

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AKR or BFS?

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AKR or BFS a better dividend stock?

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Saul Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Saul Centers pays out 160.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Saul Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AKR or BFS more profitable?

Saul Centers has a net margin of 20.84% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.74%. Saul Centers' return on equity of 17.16% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.74%	0.88%	0.48%
Saul Centers	20.84%	17.16%	2.72%

Does the media favor AKR or BFS?

In the previous week, Acadia Realty Trust and Acadia Realty Trust both had 5 articles in the media. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Saul Centers' score of 1.28 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Realty Trust	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Saul Centers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AKR or BFS?

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saul Centers has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AKR or BFS?

Acadia Realty Trust received 33 more outperform votes than Saul Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.85% of users gave Saul Centers an outperform vote while only 52.05% of users gave Acadia Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acadia Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 292 52.05%	Underperform Votes 269 47.95%
Saul Centers	Outperform Votes 259 53.85%	Underperform Votes 222 46.15%

Summary

Saul Centers beats Acadia Realty Trust on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.