Saul Centers (BFS) Competitors $32.17 -0.05 (-0.17%) Closing price 09/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.22 +0.05 (+0.17%) As of 09/15/2025 06:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BFS vs. REG, AAT, AKR, ALEX, BRX, FRT, KIM, KRG, OLP, and UEShould you be buying Saul Centers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saul Centers include Regency Centers (REG), American Assets Trust (AAT), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Alexander & Baldwin (ALEX), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG), One Liberty Properties (OLP), and Urban Edge Properties (UE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Saul Centers vs. Its Competitors Regency Centers American Assets Trust Acadia Realty Trust Alexander & Baldwin Brixmor Property Group Federal Realty Investment Trust Kimco Realty Kite Realty Group Trust One Liberty Properties Urban Edge Properties Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) and Regency Centers (NASDAQ:REG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. 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 Centers15.51% 13.79% 2.03% Regency Centers 27.00%6.05%3.22% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Regency Centers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 7.3%. Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaul Centers$277.90M2.82$50.65M$1.3224.37Regency Centers$1.45B8.86$400.39M$2.1433.16 Which has more risk and volatility, BFS or REG? Saul Centers has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% 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. Does the media refer more to BFS or REG? In the previous week, Regency Centers had 28 more articles in the media than Saul Centers. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Regency Centers and 0 mentions for Saul Centers. Regency Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Saul Centers' score of 0.00 indicating that Regency Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Saul Centers Neutral Regency Centers Positive Do analysts prefer BFS or REG? Regency Centers has a consensus target price of $78.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.49%. 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Regency Centers 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryRegency Centers beats Saul Centers on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Saul Centers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSaul CentersREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$785.11M$12.50B$12.82B$21.49BDividend Yield7.29%4.50%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio24.3732.55245.6929.84Price / Sales2.827.1731.0068.89Price / Cash7.5216.1819.2518.13Price / Book2.462.812.314.65Net Income$50.65M$303.64M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.83%0.33%0.61%1.08%1 Month Performance-1.33%1.89%3.21%4.53%1 Year Performance-20.83%-9.46%541.42%14.39% Saul Centers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFSSaul CentersN/A$32.17-0.2%N/A-21.7%$785.11M$277.90M24.37110REGRegency Centers4.3783 of 5 stars$73.08-0.8%$79.00+8.1%-5.0%$13.38B$1.45B34.15440Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAATAmerican Assets Trust3.8175 of 5 stars$20.75-0.8%$20.50-1.2%-22.7%$1.28B$452.81M17.89220Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AKRAcadia Realty Trust4.3379 of 5 stars$19.68-2.2%$25.00+27.1%-12.1%$2.63B$359.69M122.98120Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ALEXAlexander & Baldwin3.6114 of 5 stars$19.03-2.1%$24.00+26.1%-8.6%$1.41B$236.67M17.78140BRXBrixmor Property Group4.5278 of 5 stars$27.79-1.5%$30.42+9.5%+0.2%$8.63B$1.29B25.26500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.7609 of 5 stars$101.68-1.0%$110.79+9.0%-13.8%$8.86B$1.24B25.74320Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓KIMKimco Realty4.4151 of 5 stars$22.53-1.0%$24.75+9.9%-6.9%$15.41B$2.04B27.14640News CoveragePositive NewsKRGKite Realty Group Trust4.6199 of 5 stars$22.84-1.8%$26.38+15.5%-16.2%$5.11B$841.84M28.91240Positive NewsOLPOne Liberty Properties3.4792 of 5 stars$23.18-1.9%N/A-18.3%$510.62M$94.78M17.979Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓UEUrban Edge Properties2.7468 of 5 stars$21.15-0.3%$22.50+6.4%-3.6%$2.67B$444.97M25.17120Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies REG Competitors AAT Competitors AKR Competitors ALEX Competitors BRX Competitors FRT Competitors KIM Competitors KRG Competitors OLP Competitors UE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BFS) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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