Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) stock
BFSNYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as BFS.PD, BFS.PE
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 10/3049% below fair value
$28.44−0.12 (-0.42%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $702.95MP/E 30.9Yield 8.30%
Saul Centers statistics
87 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 26, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.41
- 1.74
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.30
- 12.53
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.82
- 4.52
- EV / EBIT
- 4.23
- 16.11
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.73%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.17%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 24M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 4.18%
- 17.7%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 47.6%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 533,340
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -8.92%
- 0.40%
- Short % of Float
- 2.25%
- 3.95%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.16%
- 3.18%
- Days to Cover
- 4.25
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $38.42
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $28.13
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $29.02
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $29.87
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $33.40
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.71
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.28%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -3.36%
- 0.30%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -18.3%
- 0.33%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -15.0%
- 1.31%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -9.80%
- 2.83%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -5.86%
- 1.81%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -18.9%
- -0.25%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -43.9%
- -28.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -56.3%
- -19.8%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 136,458
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 132,019
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 119,553
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.69
- 0.79
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 38.3
- 55.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 19.5%
- 17.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.74
- 0.69
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 87.5%
- 50.8%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 11.1%
- 3.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.56%
- 1.63%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 55.4%
- 9.00%
Financial positionIndustry
- Interest Coverage
- 2.82
- 2.12
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.20%
- 4.64%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -13.4%
- 1.54%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -20.7%
- 1.20%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.64%
- 4.18%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 5.18%
- 7.63%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -12.6%
- -0.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -2.70%
- 6.21%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.14
- 0.13
- Revenue Per Employee
- $4.41M
- $2.42M
- Profits Per Employee
- $483.53K
- $86.23K
- Employee Count
- 70
- 67
- WACC
- 8.69%
- 8.36%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $8.55M
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.35
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $291.10M
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $11.78
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $291.10M
- -$170.61K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.81%
- 2.19%
- Dividend Yield
- 8.30%
- 5.51%
- Buyback Yield
- -0.81%
- 0.20%
- Shareholder Yield
- 7.49%
- 5.51%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.36
- $1.39
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 169.9%
- 122.7%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $73.03M
- $65.39M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $15.61
- $19.78
- Graham Upside
- -45.1%
- -34.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.47
- 10.51
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BFS | S&P 500 | Difference | BFS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.6% | -2.7% | −0.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -15.6% | -1.7% | −13.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -3.0% | +11.9% | −14.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +3.2% | +12.0% | −8.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | -0.7% | +78.2% | −78.9 pts | -0.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -23.1% | +73.2% | −96.4 pts | -5.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -24.9% | +309.6% | −334.5 pts | -2.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M BFS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 8.9% from the previous report, or 2.25% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 533,340 | -8.9% | 125,501 | 4.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 585,579 | +18.1% | 143,896 | 4.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 495,953 | -1.3% | 166,052 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 502,575 | -4.3% | 122,556 | 4.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 524,999 | +12.7% | 79,466 | 6.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 465,637 | +29.8% | 126,640 | 3.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 358,871 | -3.5% | 78,692 | 4.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 371,799 | -1.5% | 94,534 | 3.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 377,495 | +9.9% | 136,696 | 2.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 343,494 | +12.2% | 78,961 | 4.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 306,103 | -8.4% | 63,691 | 4.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 334,283 | -13.4% | 56,654 | 5.9 |
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