Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.14 EPS

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.14, Zacks reports. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.20% and a net margin of 46.00%. Essential Properties Realty Trust updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.850-1.890 EPS.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:EPRT traded up $0.18 on Thursday, hitting $30.88. The company had a trading volume of 134,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 991,942. The stock has a market cap of $5.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $31.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.11. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $23.58 and a 1-year high of $34.88. The company has a current ratio of 5.59, a quick ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This is an increase from Essential Properties Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.82%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 102.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on EPRT. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $38.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Capital One Financial initiated coverage on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Essential Properties Realty Trust has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.92.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Company Profile

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.