Saul Centers, Inc. Expected to Earn FY2025 Earnings of $2.74 Per Share (NYSE:BFS)

Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE:BFS) – B. Riley issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for Saul Centers in a report issued on Wednesday, April 10th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $2.74 per share for the year. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $43.50 price target on the stock.

Saul Centers Stock Down 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE BFS opened at $36.24 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.34. Saul Centers has a 52 week low of $32.13 and a 52 week high of $41.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.37 and its 200 day moving average is $37.30. The company has a market cap of $869.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.96 and a beta of 1.08.

Saul Centers Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 12th. Saul Centers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 136.42%.

Insider Activity at Saul Centers

In related news, Director James Page Lansdale sold 5,502 shares of Saul Centers stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.89, for a total value of $208,470.78. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,298 shares in the company, valued at $49,181.22. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, Director James Page Lansdale sold 5,502 shares of Saul Centers stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.89, for a total value of $208,470.78. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,298 shares in the company, valued at $49,181.22. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO B Francis Saul II purchased 8,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $37.80 per share, for a total transaction of $325,080.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 146,706 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,545,486.80. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 50.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Saul Centers

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State of Tennessee Treasury Department boosted its holdings in Saul Centers by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Treasury Department now owns 9,562 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $389,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Saul Centers by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 12,014 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $633,000 after buying an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Saul Centers by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,868 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 327 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Saul Centers by 65.1% during the 1st quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 898 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Saul Centers by 43.9% during the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,197 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 49.99% of the company’s stock.

Saul Centers Company Profile

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.