Research Analysts Offer Predictions for EPRT Q1 Earnings

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter. 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 $1.68 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on EPRT. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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 note on Monday, November 4th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Mizuho increased their price objective on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.25.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $31.26. 1,113,722 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 837,843. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.18, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.40. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 12-month low of $23.58 and a 12-month high of $34.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 5.59 and a quick ratio of 5.59. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.14.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. This is an increase from Essential Properties Realty Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Essential Properties Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 102.61%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 95.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 818 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Essential Properties Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 74.5% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,096 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 1,834.4% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,180 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 215.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,211 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 827 shares during the last quarter. 96.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.