Q2 EPS Estimates for EPRT Decreased by Capital One Financial

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 21st. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.47. Capital One Financial currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Essential Properties Realty Trust's current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.14. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.12% and a net margin of 45.15%.

EPRT has been the subject of several other reports. B. Riley downgraded Essential Properties Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $29.50 to $33.50 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays lowered their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $33.00 to $32.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Three equities research 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, Essential Properties Realty Trust presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.91.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of EPRT stock opened at $32.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.08. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 12-month low of $25.60 and a 12-month high of $34.88. The company has a quick ratio of 5.36, a current ratio of 5.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $31.65 and a 200-day moving average of $32.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPRT. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 7.7% during the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 377,059 shares of the company's stock worth $12,307,000 after acquiring an additional 27,054 shares during the period. Longboard Asset Management LP bought a new position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $204,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 3.0% in the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 189,095 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,171,000 after buying an additional 5,447 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 10.7% in the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 87,962 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,871,000 after buying an additional 8,510 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 237.5% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,825 shares of the company's stock worth $680,000 after buying an additional 14,655 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.98% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Essential Properties Realty Trust

In other news, Director Stephen D. Sautel sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.54, for a total transaction of $406,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 178,785 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,817,663.90. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.81% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Essential Properties Realty Trust's payout ratio is presently 103.51%.

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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