Overview
Saul Centers, Inc., based in the United States, operates primarily in the real estate sector, focusing on the ownership, management, and development of commercial properties. Predominantly active in the metropolitan Washington, D.C./Baltimore area, the company's portfolio largely consists of community and neighborhood shopping centers, along with mixed-use properties incorporating office space. Key projects typically include strategic acquisitions and development of properties that leverage the dense population and high income characteristics of its core markets to drive tenant demand and revenue growth. Saul Centers, Inc. employs a rigorous management strategy to ensure tenant retention and maximize occupancy rates, which in turn secures stable income streams supporting their financial robustness and enabling sustained growth.
Basic Stats
The share price of Saul Centers, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $33.27 / share. This is a decrease of -2.63% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Saul Centers, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $814.17 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Saul Centers, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 814.17 MM |
| EV | 2,724.44 MM |
| Shares Out. | 24.47 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.76 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.09 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-07-15 |
| Borrow Rate | 2.42 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 1.00 MM |
| Short Interest | 0.19 MM |
| Short Float | 1.39 % |
| Days to Cover | 3.26 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | -18.44 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.21 |
| Beta | 0.47 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | -1.09 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | -1.68 |
| PE Ratio | 18.89 |
| Price/Book | 1.67 |
| Price/TBV | 5.93 |
| Book/Market | 0.60 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.02 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.02 |
| ROA | 0.02 |
| ROE | 0.08 |
| ROIC | 0.02 |
| CROIC | -0.00 |
| OCROIC | 0.05 |
| Implied Volatility | 51.87 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 3.50 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Saul Centers, Inc. is $46.41. The forecasts range from a low of $44.44 to a high of $49.35. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Saul Centers, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-04 | Raymond James | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-09-01 | Raymond James | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-08-09 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-11-09 | Raymond James | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2021-06-17 | Raymond James | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2021-03-04 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2020-04-03 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-29 | Capital One Financial | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-01-29 | Capital One | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2018-08-08 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-04-05 | B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2016-10-14 | DA Davidson | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2014-05-15 | Raymond James | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2013-03-25 | Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2023-08-11 | B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2024-08-22 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
