Saul Centers (BFS) Competitors $40.17 -0.08 (-0.20%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BFS vs. AKR, ROIC, GTY, ALX, SPG, O, KIM, FRT, NNN, and ADCShould you be buying Saul Centers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saul Centers include Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Getty Realty (GTY), Alexander's (ALX), Simon Property Group (SPG), Realty Income (O), Kimco Realty (KIM), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), NNN REIT (NNN), and Agree Realty (ADC). These companies are all part of the "retail reits" industry. Saul Centers vs. Acadia Realty Trust Retail Opportunity Investments Getty Realty Alexander's Simon Property Group Realty Income Kimco Realty Federal Realty Investment Trust NNN REIT Agree Realty Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, BFS or AKR? Saul Centers has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BFS or AKR a better dividend stock? Saul Centers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Saul Centers pays out 128.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 844.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Saul Centers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer BFS or AKR? Saul Centers currently has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $22.40, indicating a potential downside of 10.97%. Given Saul Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Saul Centers is more favorable than Acadia Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Saul Centers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Acadia Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is BFS or AKR more profitable? Saul Centers has a net margin of 20.84% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 3.07%. Saul Centers' return on equity of 17.16% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saul Centers20.84% 17.16% 2.72% Acadia Realty Trust 3.07%0.48%0.25% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BFS or AKR? 50.0% of Saul Centers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Saul Centers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFS or AKR? Acadia Realty Trust received 33 more outperform votes than Saul Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.97% of users gave Saul Centers an outperform vote while only 52.06% of users gave Acadia Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSaul CentersOutperform Votes25853.97% Underperform Votes22046.03% Acadia Realty TrustOutperform Votes29152.06% Underperform Votes26847.94% Does the media refer more to BFS or AKR? In the previous week, Acadia Realty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Saul Centers. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Saul Centers. Saul Centers' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Acadia Realty Trust's score of 1.08 indicating that Saul Centers is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Saul Centers 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Realty Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, BFS or AKR? Saul Centers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acadia Realty Trust. Saul Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaul Centers$267.61M3.63$52.69M$1.8421.83Acadia Realty Trust$351.87M8.56$19.87M$0.09279.56 SummarySaul Centers beats Acadia Realty Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Saul Centers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSaul CentersReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$970.95M$7.14B$10.68B$19.63BDividend Yield5.85%6.60%10.15%3.51%P/E Ratio21.8343.9935.2343.82Price / Sales3.639.823,085.1917.46Price / Cash9.3417.8030.0321.73Price / Book3.012.622.785.46Net Income$52.69M$143.97M$1.03B$987.18M7 Day Performance-0.66%-1.14%-1.25%-2.12%1 Month Performance1.88%-0.09%-0.01%1.31%1 Year Performance1.34%5.64%15.76%16.44% Saul Centers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFSSaul Centers3.5149 of 5 stars$40.17-0.2%$45.50+13.3%+1.3%$970.95M$267.61M21.83132Positive NewsAKRAcadia Realty Trust1.0732 of 5 stars$25.70+1.4%$22.40-12.8%+48.5%$3.08B$351.87M281.67120Positive NewsROICRetail Opportunity Investments3.3491 of 5 stars$17.47+0.2%$16.17-7.5%+23.6%$2.25B$336.79M37.9170Positive NewsGTYGetty Realty2.0933 of 5 stars$32.12+0.2%$33.33+3.8%+11.4%$1.77B$185.85M27.4032Analyst UpgradeALXAlexander's0.6045 of 5 stars$215.00+1.0%$125.00-41.9%+6.4%$0.00$224.96M23.0392SPGSimon Property Group4.0708 of 5 stars$182.18+1.4%$165.44-9.2%+24.7%$59.44B$5.66B23.913,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsORealty Income4.1223 of 5 stars$54.84-0.9%$63.58+15.9%-4.8%$48.00B$4.08B52.49418Analyst ForecastKIMKimco Realty4.2796 of 5 stars$24.74+0.5%$24.70-0.2%+8.8%$16.68B$1.96B45.29N/AFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust3.716 of 5 stars$114.91+0.6%$123.38+7.4%+8.8%$9.53B$1.18B33.21320Positive NewsNNNNNN REIT4.7377 of 5 stars$42.48-0.2%$45.94+8.1%-0.5%$7.97B$867.02M19.7180Analyst ForecastADCAgree Realty2.3831 of 5 stars$74.640.0%$78.18+4.7%+19.7%$7.73B$600.53M41.2580Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AKR Competitors ROIC Competitors GTY Competitors ALX Competitors SPG Competitors O Competitors KIM Competitors FRT Competitors NNN Competitors ADC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BFS) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | Sponsored2025’s #1 Trump TradeAll the Energy You Need to Power Your Entire Life... 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