Saul Centers, Inc. Stock News

Saul Centers maintained its quarterly dividend at $0.59 per share, offering an attractive 7.44% annualized yield. The REIT reported revenue of $70.8 million, roughly 5.8% year-over-year growth, but with FFO dipping by 10 cents per share. BFS is covering its dividend by 124% from FFO per share and is set to see this coverage improve on Twinbrook Quarter Phase I occupancy gains.

Saul Centers shares have underperformed, falling 23% in the past year, despite meeting financial expectations and maintaining a stable core business. BFS faces investor concerns due to its heavy Washington, D.C./Baltimore exposure, with federal government cutbacks posing regional economic risks. Recent results reflect accounting changes and project ramp-up costs, but Twinbrook and Hampden House...

BETHESDA, Md. , Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share on its common stock, to be paid on October 31, 2025, to holders of record on October 15, 2025.

A surprising solid REIT earnings season wrapped up this week. Of the 100 equity REITs that provide full-year FFO guidance, 62% raised their outlook - above the historical 55% average. Disinflation was a surprisingly common thread across second-quarter results, with the majority of the upside revisions being driven by improved expense expectations - the highest quantity of expense reductions eve...

Saul Centers (BFS) Q2 EPS Drops 31%

BETHESDA, Md. , Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saul Centers, Inc. (NYSE: BFS), an equity real estate investment trust ("REIT"), announced operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 ("2025 Quarter").

Saul Centers, Inc.'s preferred shares offer attractive yields (7.46% and 7.07%) but lack credit ratings from major agencies. Our credit analysis, using Moody's methodology, results in a weak adjusted credit score of B1 for Saul Centers. Given the weak credit profile, I do not recommend buying BFS preferreds; better-yielding, lower-risk alternatives exist in the market.

US equity markets retreated from the cusp of record-highs this week as encouraging inflation data showing surprisingly muted tariff-related inflation was spoiled by a sudden escalation in Middle East tensions. The critical CPI and PPI reports both showed cooler-than-expected inflation in May for a third-straight month, as lower oil prices and moderating shelter costs more than offset the tariff...