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BFS Stock Chart & Stats
$31.13
$0.21(0.56%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$31.13
$0.21(0.56%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$29.16 - $38.42
Previous CloseN/A
Volume12.82K
Average Volume (3M)68.64K
Market Cap
$897.76M
Enterprise Value$2.74K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$9.33M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.60B
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.1
Beta0.38
Next Earnings
Jul 30, 2026EPS Estimate
0.14Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield7.89%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.52
Shares Outstanding24,535,744
10 Day Avg. Volume62,577
30 Day Avg. Volume68,640
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-3.71
Price to Book (P/B)2.48
Price to Sales (P/S)2.62
P/FCF Ratio7.65
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.57
Revenue Forecast (FY)$304.15M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Steady Revenue GrowthConsistent revenue expansion across 2021–2025 and a TTM step-up indicate durable tenant demand for the company’s leased retail space. For a REIT, steady top-line growth supports recurrent rental cash flows, lease renewal leverage, and underpins long-term dividend sustainability absent major market shocks.
Positive Cash GenerationSustained operating and free cash flow around $100M+ provides recurring internal funding for distributions, maintenance capex and selective redevelopments. Persistent cash generation gives the company a structural ability to fund operations and service obligations even while external capital markets are constrained.
Defensive Asset Mix & Market NicheA portfolio concentrated in grocery-anchored, community shopping centers in a dense metro area creates structural resilience versus discretionary retail. Grocery anchors drive stable foot traffic and lease durability; geographic concentration in a high-barrier market supports occupancy and predictable cash flows over multi-quarter horizons.
Bears Say
High LeverageLeverage at roughly 3x–5x equity materially constrains financial flexibility. High debt amplifies refinancing and rate risk, limits capacity for opportunistic acquisitions or large redevelopments, and elevates the sensitivity of distributable cash to interest cost changes or rent disruptions over the medium term.
Thin Cash Coverage Vs. DebtAlthough cash generation is positive in aggregate, free cash flow volatility and periods of negative FCF reduce the pace of deleveraging. Thin coverage of total debt increases vulnerability to earnings slumps or higher borrowing costs, making strategic flexibility and capital return policies harder to sustain reliably.
Profitability VolatilityWeakening net income and notable gross-margin swings suggest instability in the underlying cost-revenue mix or one-off items. This reduces confidence in forward profitability trends and complicates forecasting distributable cash and coverage ratios, which matters for dividend-backed REITs over the medium term.
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BFS FAQ
What was Saul Centers’s price range in the past 12 months?
Saul Centers lowest stock price was $29.16 and its highest was $38.42 in the past 12 months.
What is Saul Centers’s market cap?
Saul Centers’s market cap is $897.76M.
When is Saul Centers’s upcoming earnings report date?
Saul Centers’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 30, 2026 which is in 12 days.
How were Saul Centers’s earnings last quarter?
Saul Centers released its earnings results on May 07, 2026. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.13.
Is Saul Centers overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Saul Centers’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Saul Centers pay dividends?
Saul Centers pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.59 which represents an annual dividend yield of 7.89%. See more information on Saul Centers dividends here
What is Saul Centers’s EPS estimate?
Saul Centers’s EPS estimate is 0.14.
How many shares outstanding does Saul Centers have?
Saul Centers has 24,535,744 shares outstanding.
What happened to Saul Centers’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Saul Centers reported an EPS of $0.26 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.13. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 2.895%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Saul Centers?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in BFS
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Saul Centers Stock Smart Score
Neutral
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Blogger Sentiment
Bearish
BFS Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 62%
Sector Average 62%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 5.6K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth $90.3K over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-8.02%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
11.80%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
1.19%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Saul Centers
Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) is a self-managed and self-administered equity REIT, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company actively operates and oversees a real estate portfolio of 60 properties. This portfolio encompasses 50 community and neighborhood shopping centers, as well as seven mixed-use developments, which together provide approximately 9.8 million square feet of leasable area. Additionally, it includes three properties designated as land or for future development. A significant portion of the company's operational revenue, around 85%, originates from its properties located within the metropolitan Washington, DC, and Baltimore regions.
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
46.41% Insiders
15.19% Mutual Funds
<0.01% Other Institutional Investors
22.14% Public Companies and
Individual Investors