Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.850-1.890 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.030. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EPRT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $37.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.92.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSE EPRT traded down $0.45 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $30.75. 1,571,938 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,023,980. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $23.58 and a fifty-two week high of $34.88. The company has a quick ratio of 5.59, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market cap of $5.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.40. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $31.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.12.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.14. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a net margin of 46.00% and a return on equity of 6.20%. Analysts predict that Essential Properties Realty Trust will post 1.68 EPS for the current year.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.84%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Essential Properties Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently 102.61%.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Company Profile

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc, a real estate company, acquires, owns, and manages single-tenant properties in the United States. The company leases its properties to middle-market companies, such as restaurants, car washes, automotive services, medical and dental services, convenience stores, equipment rental, entertainment, early childhood education, grocery, and health and fitness on a long-term basis.