Saul Centers (BFS) Competitors

Saul Centers (NYSE:BFS) and Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BFS or AKR?

Acadia Realty Trust received 32 more outperform votes than Saul Centers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.85% of users gave Saul Centers an outperform vote while only 52.06% of users gave Acadia Realty Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Saul Centers	Outperform Votes 259 53.85%	Underperform Votes 222 46.15%
Acadia Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 291 52.06%	Underperform Votes 268 47.94%

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 6.6%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Saul Centers pays out 144.8% 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 444.4% 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 institutionals & insiders believe 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BFS or AKR more profitable?

Saul Centers has a net margin of 20.84% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.74%. 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 Centers	20.84%	17.16%	2.72%
Acadia Realty Trust	5.74%	0.88%	0.48%

Do analysts rate BFS or AKR?

Saul Centers currently has a consensus target price of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.17%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Saul Centers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3.00
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to BFS or AKR?

In the previous week, Acadia Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Saul Centers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Saul Centers. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Saul Centers' score of 1.42 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BFS or AKR?

Saul Centers has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saul Centers	$268.85M	3.22	$52.69M	$1.63	21.95
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.15	$21.65M	$0.18	119.36

Summary

Saul Centers beats Acadia Realty Trust on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.