Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PSTL) is an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns properties primarily leased to the United States Postal Service ("USPS"). PSTL is focused on acquiring the network of USPS properties, which provide a critical element of the nation's logistics infrastructure that facilitates cost effective and efficient last-mile delivery solutions. As of December 31, 2023, PSTL owned 1,509 properties (including two properties accounted for as financing leases) located in 49 states and one territory comprising approximately 5.9 million net leasable interior square feet. Subsequent to quarter-end and through February 23, 2024, PSTL closed on eight additional properties comprising approximately 33,000 net leasable interior square feet.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.81 to $13.02
• 50-Day Range: $12.87 to $14.74
• 52-Week Range: $12.79 to $15.15
• Volume: 478,902 shs
• Average Volume: 101,589 shs
• Market Capitalization: $303.25 million
• P/E Ratio: 161.65
• Dividend Yield: 7.42%
• Price Target: $15.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Postal Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Postal Realty Trust scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 305th out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Postal Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Postal Realty Trust has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.25%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Postal Realty Trust are expected to grow by 6.25% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $0.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Postal Realty Trust is 161.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Postal Realty Trust is 161.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 28.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Postal Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 2.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Postal Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.78% of the outstanding shares of Postal Realty Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Postal Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Postal Realty Trust has recently decreased by 20.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Postal Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Postal Realty Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Postal Realty Trust is 1,200.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Postal Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 112.94% in the coming year. This indicates that Postal Realty Trust may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.78% of the outstanding shares of Postal Realty Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Postal Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Postal Realty Trust has recently decreased by 20.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.94

News Sentiment

Postal Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.94. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Postal Realty Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for PSTL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Postal Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Postal Realty Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $103,584.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.60% of the stock of Postal Realty Trust is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.89% of the stock of Postal Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PSTL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PSTL shares performed this year?

Postal Realty Trust's stock was trading at $14.56 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PSTL stock has decreased by 11.2% and is now trading at $12.93.
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How were Postal Realty Trust's earnings last quarter?

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 4th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $19.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.49 million. Postal Realty Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.06% and a net margin of 4.55%.

When did Postal Realty Trust IPO?

Postal Realty Trust (PSTL) raised $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, May 15th 2019. The company issued 5,000,000 shares at a price of $19.00-$21.00 per share. Stifel, Janney Montgomery Scott, BMO Capital Markets and Height Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and B. Riley FBR and D.A. Davidson were co-managers.

Who are Postal Realty Trust's major shareholders?

Postal Realty Trust's top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (14.96%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%), Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC (2.49%) and North Star Investment Management Corp. (2.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Spodek, Jeremy Garber, Robert B Klein, Patrick R Donahoe and Jane Gural-Senders.
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How do I buy shares of Postal Realty Trust?

Shares of PSTL 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Postal Realty Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Postal Realty Trust investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Walmart (WMT), Home Depot (HD) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/29 Dividend: 11/04/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/29/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PSTL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1759774
• Web: www.postalrealtytrust.com
• Phone: 516-295-7820
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $15.50
• High Stock Price Target: $15.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $15.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 161.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.16
• P/E Growth: 2.45
• Net Income: $3.71 million
• Net Margins: 4.55%
• Pretax Margin: 5.80%
• Return on Equity: 1.06%
• Return on Assets: 0.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.90
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $72.01 million
• Price / Sales: 4.21
• Cash Flow: $0.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.08
• Book Value: $13.73 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,453,000
• Free Float: 20,263,000
• Market Cap: $303.25 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66