Essential Properties Realty TrustEPRT
EPRT
About: Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust. It is an internally managed real estate company acquires, owns and manages single-tenant properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to middle-market companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businesses. The Company generally invests in and leases freestanding, single-tenant commercial real estate facilities where a tenant services its customers and conducts activities that are essential to the generation of the tenant's sales and profits.
Employees: 48
0
Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
446% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.04M | Put options by funds: $374K
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 38
3.17% more ownership
Funds ownership: 110.19% [Q3] → 113.36% (+3.17%) [Q4]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 114
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 325 [Q3] → 324 (-1) [Q4]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.6B [Q3] → $6.22B (-$376M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$32
5%
upside
Avg. target
$34
10%
upside
High target
$35
15%
upside
3 analyst ratings
1 positive
33%
2 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
Scotiabank Greg McGinniss 27% 1-year accuracy 4 / 15 met price target | 5%upside $32 | Sector Perform Maintained | 28 Feb 2025 |
B. Riley Securities John Massocca 38% 1-year accuracy 3 / 8 met price target | 10%upside $34 | Neutral Downgraded | 19 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Richard Hightower 62% 1-year accuracy 13 / 21 met price target | 15%upside $35 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about EPRT published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.295 per Share for the First Quarter of 2025
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.295 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2025. This represents an annualized dividend of $1.18 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on April 11, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2025. About Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Essential Prop.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Essential Properties: I'm Not Paying Up Despite A Strong Portfolio Of Assets
Essential Properties boasts high occupancy rates, low leverage, and a stable tenant base, but its 3.5% dividend yield and limited rent growth are concerns. The company's recent strategic dispositions and acquisitions have improved portfolio quality, but same-store rent growth remains sluggish at 1.4%. Valuation at 16.0x FFO and modest 2%-4% annual capital appreciation potential make the stock less attractive for strong returns.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Looking for a Super Safe Passive-Income Stream? Check Out This 3.6%-Yielding Dividend Stock.
Real estate is an essential aspect of commerce because companies need physical locations to provide services to their customers. They also need capital to open new locations to serve more consumers.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Big Dividend Growth Stocks: 2 To Buy And 2 To Sell
I discuss 2 high-yield dividend growth stocks that look overvalued - why now might be the time to sell. I also discuss 2 high-yield dividend growth stocks trading at steep discounts—should you buy the dip? Not all dividend stocks are created equal - here's how to separate winners from losers.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Essential Properties Realty Trust: Quality Comes At A Price
Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) boasts a diversified portfolio with over 2100 properties, a 99.7% occupancy rate, and a 14-year average lease term. EPRT's 2024 investments totaled $1.2B, yielding an 8% cash cap rate and a 2.4% investment spread, driving 5.5% AFFO per share growth. Despite a strong 2025 outlook with 7.5% AFFO growth expected, I maintain a 'hold' rating due to valuation concerns and better opportunities elsewhere.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
REITs Rally As Rates Tumble
US equity markets declined for the fourth week in the past five after a frenetic slate of geopolitical headlines and economic data indicated a sluggish start to 2025 for global growth. The Atlanta Fed's updated growth forecast indicated a -1.5% contraction in first-quarter GDP, while PCE data showed the first monthly decline in personal spending in nearly two years. Buoyed by the interest rate retreat, real estate equities were also a notable source of strength this week as REIT earnings season wrapped up with a surprisingly solid slate of results.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
2 Retail REITs Poised to Gain Despite Industry Challenges
Despite challenges with growth in e-commerce and trade policy and changing consumer spending patterns, the Zacks REIT and Equity Trust - Retail stocks EPRT and UE are gaining attention for their potential to thrive in current market conditions.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Inflation Isn't Dead Yet
US equity markets flirted with fresh record-highs this week while benchmark interest rates hovered around two-month lows as investors weighed positive earnings news against uncomfortable hot inflation data. Complicating the policy outlook for the Federal Reserve, CPI data showed the fastest monthly rise in consumer prices since August, prompting a pledge from Powell for "more work to do." Snapping a two-week losing streak, the S&P 500 rebounded by 1.5%, closing fractionally below its prior record-high set in late January. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rallied nearly 3%.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Robert Salisbury - Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Markets Pete Mavoides - President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Patten - Chief Financial Officer AJ Peil - Head of Asset Management Conference Call Participants Haendel St. Juste - Mizuho Caitlin Burrows - Goldman Sachs Rich Hightower - Barclays Maddie Fargis - Citi Eric Borden - BMO Capital Markets Michael Goldsmith - UBS Farrell Granath - Bank of America Daniel Guglielmo - Capital One Securities Jay Kornreich - Wedbush Securities Greg McGinniss - Scotiabank Spenser Allaway - Green Street Advisors John Massocca - B. Riley Securities Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Essential Properties Realty Trust Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Essential Properties (EPRT) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for Essential Properties (EPRT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
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