As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Saul Centers is 6.72%.
Good Sign:
Saul Centers Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.
The historical rank and industry rank for Saul Centers's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
BFS'
s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.6 Med: 3.89 Max: 8.8
Current: 6.72
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Saul Centers was 8.80%. The lowest was 2.60%. And the median was 3.89%.
BFS's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than 54.48% of 837
companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 7.13
vs BFS: 6.72
Saul Centers's Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.34.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Saul Centers Inc is 1.36, which seems too high.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Saul Centers was 1.70. The lowest was 1.12. And the median was 1.33.
Saul Centers's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.59.
During the past 12 months, Saul Centers's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Saul Centers was 118.30% per year. The lowest was -8.50% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Saul Centers Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Saul Centers's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* Premium members only.
Saul Centers Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Dividend Yield %
4.02
6.69
4.07
5.68
6.01
Saul Centers Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Dividend Yield %
5.68
6.00
6.41
6.69
6.01
Competitive Comparison
For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Saul Centers's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Saul Centers Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Saul Centers's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Saul Centers's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Saul Centers Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Saul Centers Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.590
2024-04-12
2024-04-15
2024-04-30
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.590
2024-01-12
2024-01-16
2024-01-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.590
2023-10-13
2023-10-16
2023-10-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.590
2023-07-14
2023-07-17
2023-07-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Saul Centers's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
2.36
/
35.14
=
6.72 %
Current Share Price is $35.14.
Saul Centers's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.36.
Saul Centers's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
2.36
/
35.14
=
6.72 %
Current Share Price is $35.14.
Saul Centers's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.59 * 4 = $2.36.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Saul Centers Inc is a self-managed real estate investment trust which invests in, operates, and develops retail and commercial properties. The company's portfolio includes community and neighbourhood shopping centres, office properties, and mixed-use properties. Properties are primarily located in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland metropolitan areas. Saul Centers operates through two business segments: shopping centers, which contribute the maximum portion of total revenue; and mixed-use properties. Major tenants include grocery stores, discount department stores, and drug stores.
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