Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT – Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.84-$1.89 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.02. Essential Properties Realty Trust also updated its FY 2024 guidance to 1.840-1.890 EPS.
Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE EPRT traded down $0.61 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $33.28. The company had a trading volume of 666,556 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,342,117. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $20.61 and a 1 year high of $34.51. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.43. The company has a current ratio of 4.90, a quick ratio of 4.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market cap of $5.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.37.
Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.13). Essential Properties Realty Trust had a net margin of 48.12% and a return on equity of 6.28%. The firm had revenue of $109.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $102.99 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.41 earnings per share. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s revenue was up 26.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Essential Properties Realty Trust will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Analyst Ratings Changes
EPRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $37.00 price objective (up from $34.00) on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $32.00 to $36.25 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a report on Monday, August 19th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $34.00 target price for the company. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.06.
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Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Peter M. Mavoides sold 27,817 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.33, for a total value of $899,323.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 446,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,421,637.08. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.81% of the company’s stock.
About Essential Properties Realty Trust
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.
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