Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS)Real Estate | REIT - Retail | Bethesda, United States | NYSE
29.14 USD
+0.30
(1.040%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 29.14 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:24 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Saul Centers is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its generous yield and its deteriorating business reality. While the 7.94% dividend yield is attractive, it masks a company that has lost more than half of its value over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance showing a sharp 24% decline. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt-to-equity leverage exceeding 340x, which severely limits the company's ability to weather further economic headwinds or fund growth. Although the stock recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, offering a temporary technical reprieve, the underlying fundamentals—negative earnings growth and a shrinking asset base—suggest this is a defensive bounce rather than a trend reversal. The high short-term rating reflects the potential for mean reversion if the REIT sector stabilizes, but the long-term outlook remains bearish due to the structural damage inflicted by years of underperformance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.083934 |
| AutoTheta | 0.085942 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.086029 |
| AutoETS | 0.086270 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 53% |
| H-stat | 19.12 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.090 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-10-14 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-10-14 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 341.757 |
| Revenue per Share | 12.438 |
| Market Cap | 1,012,003,136 |
| Trailing P/E | 29.73 |
| Forward P/E | 21.43 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
| Profit Margins | 11.54% |
| Website | https://www.saulcenters.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts at the $30 strike for the January 2027 expiration, suggesting a fear of further downside or a lack of confidence in a recovery. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the $40 strike, indicating speculative bets on a significant rebound to the upper end of the trading range, though volume is thin. Implied volatility is elevated on both sides, reflecting uncertainty rather than a clear directional consensus.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.02% | 9.24% | 6.85% | 6.37% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 0.59 | 2.024708 |
| 2026-07-15 | 0.59 | 1.660569 |
| 2026-04-15 | 0.59 | 1.760143 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.59 | 1.846635 |
| 2025-10-15 | 0.59 | 1.947838 |
| 2025-07-15 | 0.59 | 1.777644 |
| 2025-04-15 | 0.59 | 1.787879 |
| 2025-01-15 | 0.59 | 1.610262 |
| 2024-10-15 | 0.59 | 1.453202 |
| 2024-07-15 | 0.59 | 1.537660 |
| 2024-04-12 | 0.59 | 1.628035 |
| 2024-01-12 | 0.59 | 1.508566 |
| 2023-10-13 | 0.59 | 1.738362 |
| 2023-07-14 | 0.59 | 1.558785 |
| 2023-04-14 | 0.59 | 1.586021 |
| 2023-01-13 | 0.59 | 1.428571 |
| 2022-10-14 | 0.59 | 1.584318 |
| 2022-07-14 | 0.59 | 1.281494 |
| 2022-04-13 | 0.57 | 1.059480 |
| 2022-01-13 | 0.57 | 1.069017 |
| 2021-10-14 | 0.55 | 1.176974 |
| 2021-07-15 | 0.55 | 1.234845 |
| 2021-04-14 | 0.53 | 1.328654 |
| 2021-01-14 | 0.53 | 1.658842 |
| 2020-10-15 | 0.53 | 1.973929 |
| 2020-07-16 | 0.53 | 1.745143 |
| 2020-04-15 | 0.53 | 1.666667 |
| 2020-01-16 | 0.53 | 0.986965 |
| 2019-10-16 | 0.53 | 0.979667 |
| 2019-07-16 | 0.53 | 0.972477 |
| 2019-04-15 | 0.53 | 1.000000 |
| 2019-01-16 | 0.53 | 1.043307 |
| 2018-10-16 | 0.52 | 0.985969 |
| 2018-07-16 | 0.52 | 0.971963 |
| 2018-04-13 | 0.52 | 1.056911 |
| 2018-01-16 | 0.52 | 0.901526 |
| 2017-10-16 | 0.51 | 0.786309 |
| 2017-07-13 | 0.51 | 0.868233 |
| 2017-04-11 | 0.51 | 0.796253 |
| 2017-01-12 | 0.51 | 0.790698 |
| 2016-10-12 | 0.47 | 0.740041 |
| 2016-07-13 | 0.47 | 0.717229 |
| 2016-04-13 | 0.47 | 0.895579 |
| 2016-01-13 | 0.43 | 0.884956 |
| 2015-10-14 | 0.43 | 0.808119 |
| 2015-07-15 | 0.43 | 0.843799 |
| 2015-04-14 | 0.43 | 0.793065 |
| 2015-01-14 | 0.40 | 0.697107 |
| 2014-10-15 | 0.40 | 0.808407 |
| 2014-07-15 | 0.40 | 0.818833 |
| 2014-04-14 | 0.40 | 0.868432 |
| 2014-01-15 | 0.36 | 0.764007 |
| 2013-10-15 | 0.36 | 0.747198 |
| 2013-07-15 | 0.36 | 0.757098 |
| 2013-04-12 | 0.36 | 0.806452 |
| 2013-01-15 | 0.36 | 0.833719 |
| 2012-10-15 | 0.36 | 0.794001 |
| 2012-07-13 | 0.36 | 0.844674 |
| 2012-04-12 | 0.36 | 0.912085 |
| 2012-01-12 | 0.36 | 1.045904 |
| 2011-10-13 | 0.36 | 1.037464 |
| 2011-07-13 | 0.36 | 0.901804 |
| 2011-04-13 | 0.36 | 0.856735 |
| 2011-01-12 | 0.36 | 0.771374 |
| 2010-10-13 | 0.36 | 0.809717 |
| 2010-07-14 | 0.36 | 0.858984 |
| 2010-04-14 | 0.36 | 0.831025 |
| 2010-01-13 | 0.36 | 1.043176 |
| 2009-10-14 | 0.36 | 1.109057 |
| 2009-07-15 | 0.39 | 1.292247 |
| 2009-04-14 | 0.39 | 1.451973 |
| 2009-01-14 | 0.39 | 1.243226 |
| 2008-10-15 | 0.47 | 1.429440 |
| 2008-07-15 | 0.47 | 1.020630 |
| 2008-04-14 | 0.47 | 0.933280 |
| 2008-01-15 | 0.47 | 0.936069 |
| 2007-10-15 | 0.47 | 0.814417 |
| 2007-07-13 | 0.44 | 0.966396 |
| 2007-04-12 | 0.44 | 0.817085 |
| 2007-01-12 | 0.42 | 0.769513 |
| 2006-10-13 | 0.42 | 0.882353 |
| 2006-07-13 | 0.42 | 1.043219 |
| 2006-04-11 | 0.42 | 1.054746 |
| 2006-01-12 | 0.42 | 1.084711 |
| 2005-10-13 | 0.42 | 1.234205 |
| 2005-07-13 | 0.40 | 1.052632 |
| 2005-04-13 | 0.39 | 1.213064 |
| 2005-01-12 | 0.39 | 1.150442 |
| 2004-10-13 | 0.39 | 1.224490 |
| 2004-07-14 | 0.39 | 1.268293 |
| 2004-04-14 | 0.39 | 1.578947 |
| 2004-01-14 | 0.39 | 1.384943 |
| 2003-10-15 | 0.39 | 1.398351 |
| 2003-07-15 | 0.39 | 1.444444 |
| 2003-04-14 | 0.39 | 1.607584 |
| 2003-01-15 | 0.39 | 1.638656 |
| 2002-10-15 | 0.39 | 1.678864 |
| 2002-07-15 | 0.39 | 1.638656 |
| 2002-04-12 | 0.39 | 1.660988 |
| 2002-01-15 | 0.39 | 1.830986 |
| 2001-10-15 | 0.39 | 2.000000 |
| 2001-07-13 | 0.39 | 2.085561 |
| 2001-04-11 | 0.39 | 2.106969 |
| 2001-01-12 | 0.39 | 2.080000 |
| 2000-10-13 | 0.39 | 2.516129 |
| 2000-07-13 | 0.39 | 2.447059 |
| 2000-04-12 | 0.39 | 2.381679 |
| 2000-01-12 | 0.39 | 2.632911 |
| 1999-10-13 | 0.39 | 2.557377 |
| 1999-07-14 | 0.39 | 2.337079 |
| 1999-04-14 | 0.39 | 2.644068 |
| 1999-01-13 | 0.39 | 2.600000 |
| 1998-10-14 | 0.39 | 2.536585 |
| 1998-07-15 | 0.39 | 2.228571 |
| 1998-04-14 | 0.39 | 2.086957 |
| 1998-01-14 | 0.39 | 2.212766 |
| 1997-10-15 | 0.39 | 2.052632 |
| 1997-07-15 | 0.39 | 2.228571 |
| 1997-04-14 | 0.39 | 2.516129 |
| 1997-01-15 | 0.39 | 2.345865 |
| 1996-10-15 | 0.39 | 2.736842 |
| 1996-07-15 | 0.39 | 2.971429 |
| 1996-04-12 | 0.39 | 2.713043 |
| 1996-01-12 | 0.39 | 2.736842 |
| 1995-10-13 | 0.39 | 2.476190 |
| 1995-07-13 | 0.39 | 2.496000 |
| 1995-04-07 | 0.39 | 2.400000 |
| 1995-01-10 | 0.39 | 2.476190 |
| 1994-10-11 | 0.39 | 2.381679 |
| 1994-07-11 | 0.39 | 2.197183 |
| 1994-04-11 | 0.39 | 2.080000 |
| 1994-01-10 | 0.39 | 2.136986 |
| 1993-10-08 | 0.15 | 0.750000 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.027369797 |
| Address1 | 7,501 Wisconsin Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 1500E |
| All Time High | 68.75 |
| All Time Low | 12.625 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 142,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 118,698 |
| Average Volume | 118,698 |
| Average Volume10Days | 142,920 |
| Beta | 0.891 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 4.476 |
| City | Bethesda |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 29.14 |
| Current Ratio | 0.624 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 29.71 |
| Day Low | 29.06 |
| Debt To Equity | 341.757 |
| Display Name | Saul Centers |
| Dividend Date | 1,793,318,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.95 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.267 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.183 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 180,460,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.59715 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.825 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.853 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,675,299,328 |
| Eps Forward | 1.36 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.98 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,792,022,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 301 986 6079 |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.805 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.665001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08379188 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.7369797 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 38.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.279999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24154085 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 29.06 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.07999992 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0027529225 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 29.06 - 38.42 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 745,767,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 6.01 |
| Float Shares | 13,738,012 |
| Forward Eps | 1.36 |
| Forward P E | 21.42647 |
| Free Cashflow | 84,502,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 156 |
| Fullday Change | 0.29999924 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.0402193 |
| Fullday Price | 29.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.70258003 |
| Gross Profits | 212,323,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.46828997 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.48720002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,729,004 |
| Industry | REIT - Retail |
| Industry Disp | REIT - Retail |
| Industry Key | reit-retail |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,792,022,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.59 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Saul Centers, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered equity REIT. Saul Centers currently operates and manages a real estate portfolio comprised of 62 properties, which includes (a) 59 community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties with approximately 10.6 million square feet of leasable area and (b) three non-operating land and development properties. Over 85% of the Saul Centers' property operating income is generated by properties in the Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area. Saul Centers, Inc. is based in Bethesda, Maryland. Saul Centers, Inc. was established on June 10, 1993, and incorporated in Maryland. |
| Long Name | Saul Centers, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,012,003,136 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_327815 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 23,669,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 747,197,963 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 29.34 |
| Operating Cashflow | 102,878,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.41125 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 2.4082 |
| Peg Ratio | 44.97 |
| Phone | 301 986 6200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 29.14 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,100,112 |
| Previous Close | 28.84 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.5102773 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.3487527 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11536 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.624 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.299999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.04022 |
| Regular Market Day High | 29.71 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 29.06 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 29.06 - 29.71 |
| Regular Market Open | 29.34 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 28.84 |
| Regular Market Price | 29.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 156,108 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0356 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09559 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.084 |
| Revenue Per Share | 12.438 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,717,101 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0201 |
| Shares Short | 495,953 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 524,999 |
| Short Name | Saul Centers, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0423 |
| Short Ratio | 3.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | BFS |
| Target High Price | 47.0 |
| Target Low Price | 39.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.0 |
| Target Median Price | 43.0 |
| Total Cash | 8,346,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.338 |
| Total Debt | 1,604,742,016 |
| Total Revenue | 302,203,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.36 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.081830785 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.98 |
| Trailing P E | 29.734694 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.6702 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.530201 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13454631 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 156,108 |
| Website | https://www.saulcenters.com |
| Zip | 20,814-6522 |