SAUL CENTERS REIT INC (BFS)
Real Estate · Retail REIT / Shopping Center Properties · NYSE
A REIT specializing in grocery- and discount-anchored community shopping centers in affluent, densely populated markets that generate stable rental income and distributions.
What SAUL CENTERS REIT INC does
Saul Centers is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of community and neighborhood shopping centers anchored primarily by grocery stores, discount department stores, and drug stores located in well-established, densely populated, middle and upper-income areas. The company generates revenue through rental income from tenants and other real estate operations, while managing properties across multiple states to serve local retail needs.
Themes: ["Retail real estate / shopping centers","Community retail anchored properties","REIT dividend income","Real estate development and redevelopment"]
Fundamentals
- Price$35.91 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$888M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+3.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E24.11 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+12.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+70.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+11.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity5.29 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.88 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +6.6%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Tenant payment risk and ability of retail tenants to operate profitably in competitive or challenged environments","Financing risk from rising interest rates, debt covenants, and access to capital markets","Macroeconomic headwinds and adverse trends in retail real estate sector could reduce demand and property valuations"]
Competitors & peers
- Regency Centers Corporation (REG)
- Retail Opportunity Investments Corp (ROIC)
- Whitestone REIT (WSR)
- Brixmor Property Group (BRX)
- Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.