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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on EPRT shares. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Mizuho increased their price target on 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $38.00 price objective on the stock. Capital One Financial started coverage on Essential Properties Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $35.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $34.25.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Up 0.5 %

Essential Properties Realty Trust stock traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $31.26. 1,113,722 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 837,843. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $23.58 and a 52-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 business's 50-day moving average price is $31.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.40.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.14. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.20% and a net margin of 46.00%. On average, research analysts expect that Essential Properties Realty Trust will post 1.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This is an increase from Essential Properties Realty Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Essential Properties Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is 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.