Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts rate Postal Realty Trust “Moderate Buy.” Six of eight analysts recommend buying the stock, while two rate it a hold; the average 12-month price target is $24.38.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.15 in EPS versus the $0.14 consensus and revenue of $28.58 million versus $26.27 million expected.
• Postal Realty Trust pays a quarterly dividend of $0.245 per share, or $0.98 annualized, representing a 4.2% yield; institutional investors own 57.89% of the company.

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $24.3750.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Postal Realty Trust from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Postal Realty Trust

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of PSTL. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Postal Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,789,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the first quarter worth $822,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 352.4% in the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 91,478 shares of the company's stock worth $1,698,000 after purchasing an additional 71,259 shares during the last quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Postal Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth $1,050,000. Finally, FJ Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Postal Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth $379,000. Institutional investors own 57.89% of the company's stock.

Postal Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE:PSTL opened at $23.19 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a market capitalization of $640.54 million, a P/E ratio of 42.95 and a beta of 0.79. Postal Realty Trust has a 12 month low of $14.25 and a 12 month high of $25.22. The business's 50-day moving average is $23.49 and its 200 day moving average is $22.21.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $28.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $26.27 million. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.63% and a net margin of 16.42%.Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.410-1.430 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.245 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 14th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Postal Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 181.48%.

About Postal Realty Trust

Postal Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages single-tenant commercial properties net-leased primarily to the United States Postal Service and other government agencies. The trust focuses on facilities that support mail processing, distribution and retail operations, targeting assets that offer long-term, inflation-protected lease structures.

The company’s portfolio includes post offices, distribution centers and mail processing facilities located throughout the contiguous United States.

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