The takeaway
Saul Centers Inc shows a moderate seasonal pattern over 10 years of data — strongest in November (+6.4%) and softest in January (−0.5%).
Right now
In July, the stock has risen 70% of years, averaging +2.7%, about +0.5 pts better than the S&P 500.
The full picture
Saul Centers Inc's most dependable month has been November, higher in 10 of 10 years; January has been its least reliable, up just 30% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in November (+4.1 pts); it has trailed the market most in October (−2.9 pts).
“vs S&P” is Saul Centers Inc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Saul Centers Inc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, November has closed higher 100% of the time versus 100% across the last 10 years — the pattern is holding.
Figures are the typical (median) November return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 10(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 10-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Strip the year back and a single month does the heavy lifting: November, up in all 10 Novembers while the other eleven tend to blur together.
Its average (+6.4%) and median (+5.1%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: November has cleared the S&P 500 by +4.1 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages November only about 62% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: June and July have also closed higher more often than not. At the other end of the calendar, January is the year's quietest corner, essentially flat on average, and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in October, September, and May. Its roughest month on record was a −26.3% March in 2020 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
November has now closed higher 10 years running. Reassuringly, the tendency has held its shape: the recent five years still track the years behind them.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: November aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt.
Short answers on the stock's best month (November), its worst (January), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Yes, to a moderate degree. Since 2016 its best month (November, +6.4%) has run well ahead of its worst (January, −0.5%) — the heatmap above shows how steady that gap has been year to year.
November has been the strongest, averaging +6.4% and closing higher in all 10 years on record since 2016.
It's the weakest, averaging −0.5% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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