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Saul Centers NYSE:BFS Stock Report

Last Price

US$36.85

Market Cap

US$1.2b

7D

-5.1%

1Y

-0.5%

Updated

18 Mar, 2024

Data

Company Financials

Saul Centers, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Saul Centers
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$36.85
52 Week HighUS$41.04
52 Week LowUS$32.13
Beta1.05
1 Month Change-1.05%
3 Month Change-8.85%
1 Year Change-0.54%
3 Year Change-6.04%
5 Year Change-25.36%
Change since IPO84.25%

Recent News & Updates

Saul Centers: An Overlooked Shopping Center REIT Income Investors Should Consider

Mar 13

Recent updates

Saul Centers: An Overlooked Shopping Center REIT Income Investors Should Consider

Mar 13

Saul Centers: Safe Yield, Attractive Upside

Sep 21

Saul Centers declares $0.59 dividend

Dec 09

Saul Centers reports Q3 results

Nov 08

Saul Centers declares $0.59 dividend

Sep 22

Saul Centers: Not Cheap Enough

Oct 26

Saul Centers: Definitely Not A Best Of Breed

May 26

Shareholders Will Probably Not Have Any Issues With Saul Centers, Inc.'s (NYSE:BFS) CEO Compensation

May 02
Shareholders Will Probably Not Have Any Issues With Saul Centers, Inc.'s (NYSE:BFS) CEO Compensation

Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) Delivered A Better ROE Than Its Industry

Feb 17
Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) Delivered A Better ROE Than Its Industry

Saul Centers' (NYSE:BFS) Shareholders Are Down 45% On Their Shares

Jan 13
Saul Centers' (NYSE:BFS) Shareholders Are Down 45% On Their Shares

Saul Centers: Revenue Outlook Remains Positive Despite Retail-Heavy Portfolio

Dec 18

Saul Centers declares $0.53 dividend

Dec 10

Have Insiders Been Buying Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) Shares?

Dec 09
Have Insiders Been Buying Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) Shares?

Shareholder Returns

BFSUS Retail REITsUS Market
7D-5.1%-1.1%0.5%
1Y-0.5%7.6%29.0%

Return vs Industry: BFS underperformed the US Retail REITs industry which returned 7.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BFS underperformed the US Market which returned 28.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BFS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BFS volatility
BFS Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Retail REITs Industry Average Movement2.7%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: BFS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: BFS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
n/a137Bernard Saulhttps://www.saulcenters.com

Saul Centers is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 61 properties that includes (a) 57 community and neighborhood Shopping Centers and Mixed-Use properties with approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area and (b) four land and development properties. Over 85% of the Company's property operating income is generated from properties in the metropolitan Washington, DC/Baltimore area.

Saul Centers, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Saul Centers's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BFS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.24b
Earnings (TTM)US$41.50m
Revenue (TTM)US$257.21m

21.3x

P/E Ratio

3.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BFS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$257.21m
Cost of RevenueUS$67.14m
Gross ProfitUS$190.07m
Other ExpensesUS$148.57m
EarningsUS$41.50m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.73
Gross Margin73.90%
Net Profit Margin16.13%
Debt/Equity Ratio275.0%

How did BFS perform over the long term?

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Dividends

6.4%

Current Dividend Yield

64%

Payout Ratio

Does BFS pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BFS by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Saul Centers dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateApr 12 2024
Dividend Pay DateApr 30 2024
Days until Ex dividend24 days
Days until Dividend pay date42 days

Does BFS pay a reliable dividends?

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