Saul Centers (BFS) Competitors

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

Is REG or BFS a better dividend stock?

Regency Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.82 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 6.9%. Regency Centers pays out 133.0% 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. Regency Centers has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate REG or BFS?

Regency Centers presently has a consensus target price of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.46%. Saul Centers has a consensus target price of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.84%. Given Saul Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than Regency Centers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regency Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Saul Centers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, REG or BFS?

Regency Centers has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Saul Centers has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Does the media prefer REG or BFS?

In the previous week, Regency Centers had 8 more articles in the media than Saul Centers. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Regency Centers and 1 mentions for Saul Centers. Saul Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Regency Centers' score of 1.30 indicating that Saul Centers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regency Centers	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Saul Centers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is REG or BFS more profitable?

Regency Centers has a net margin of 27.21% compared to Saul Centers' net margin of 17.09%. Saul Centers' return on equity of 14.69% beat Regency Centers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regency Centers	27.21%	5.98%	3.22%
Saul Centers	17.09%	14.69%	2.22%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, REG or BFS?

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
Regency Centers	$1.45B	8.66	$400.39M	$2.12	32.72
Saul Centers	$268.85M	3.06	$50.65M	$1.47	23.13

Summary

Regency Centers beats Saul Centers on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.