Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:EPRT Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $33.83 -0.28 (-0.82%) (As of 10/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock (NYSE:EPRT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get EPRT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$33.65▼$34.0850-Day Range$29.34▼$34.4952-Week Range$20.49▼$34.51Volume539,127 shsAverage Volume1.36 million shsMarket Capitalization$5.93 billionP/E Ratio28.91Dividend Yield3.43%Price Target$33.06Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewEssential 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. As of December 31, 2021, it had a portfolio of 1, 451 properties. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.Read More… Tim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now” (Ad)WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT about Trump or Biden dropping out of the race…Click here to see a unique election-year trade Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreEPRT MarketRank™: Essential Properties Realty Trust scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 490th out of 910 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEssential Properties Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssential Properties Realty Trust has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.33% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essential Properties Realty Trust are expected to grow by 8.33% in the coming year, from $1.68 to $1.82 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 28.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 28.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.92.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssential Properties Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 2.78. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssential Properties Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's valuation and earnings. Short Interest0.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted11.36% of the outstanding shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssential Properties Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essential Properties Realty Trust has recently increased by 16.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipEssential Properties Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthEssential Properties Realty Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 94.31%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Essential Properties Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.74% next year. This indicates that Essential Properties Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted11.36% of the outstanding shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssential Properties Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essential Properties Realty Trust has recently increased by 16.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.29 News SentimentEssential Properties Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Essential Properties Realty Trust this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for EPRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Essential Properties Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essential Properties Realty Trust insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $899,324.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.81% of the stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.98% of the stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's insider trading history. Receive EPRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Essential Properties Realty Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address EPRT Stock News HeadlinesEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Price Target Raised to $32.00 at ScotiabankOctober 15 at 2:53 AM | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. 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Is It Too Late to Buy Now?October 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines EPRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EPRT shares performed this year? Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock was trading at $25.56 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EPRT shares have increased by 32.4% and is now trading at $33.83. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Essential Properties Realty Trust's earnings last quarter? Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.13. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 26.4% on a year-over-year basis. When did Essential Properties Realty Trust IPO? Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) raised $499 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 21st 2018. The company issued 32,200,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$17.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse served as the underwriters for the IPO and RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Evercore ISI and Ladenburg Thalmann were co-managers. Who are Essential Properties Realty Trust's major shareholders? Essential Properties Realty Trust's top institutional shareholders include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.34%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.05%), Pensionfund Sabic (0.02%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter M Mavoides, Stephen D Sautel and Mark E Patten. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust? Shares of EPRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Essential Properties Realty Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essential Properties Realty Trust investors own include Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Realty Income (O), Pfizer (PFE) and VICI Properties (VICI). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/24/2024Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend9/30/2024Dividend Payable10/11/2024Today10/17/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/23/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryTrading Current SymbolNYSE:EPRT CUSIPN/A CIK1728951 Webwww.essentialproperties.com Phone(609) 436-0619FaxN/AEmployees40Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$33.06 High Stock Price Target$39.00 Low Stock Price Target$28.50 Potential Upside/Downside-2.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.85 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.23 Trailing P/E Ratio28.93 Forward P/E Ratio20.14 P/E Growth2.78Net Income$190.71 million Net Margins48.12% Pretax Margin48.44% Return on Equity6.28% Return on Assets3.96% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.59 Current Ratio4.90 Quick Ratio4.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$402.16 million Price / Sales14.75 Cash Flow$1.85 per share Price / Cash Flow18.24 Book Value$17.94 per share Price / Book1.89Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares175,306,000Free Float173,910,000Market Cap$5.93 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.37 Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? 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