Top-Rated StocksTop-RatedTop-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendPositive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:EPRT Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $28.80 -0.30 (-1.01%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.89 +0.09 (+0.30%) As of 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock (NYSE:EPRT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get EPRT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$28.75▼$29.4450-Day Range$29.10▼$33.3552-Week Range$28.75▼$34.73Volume1.39 million shsAverage Volume1.94 million shsMarket Capitalization$6.23 billionP/E Ratio22.33Dividend Yield4.44%Price Target$36.20Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of single-tenant commercial properties across the United States. The company primarily invests in properties leased to middle-market businesses operating in service-oriented and experience-based industries. Essential Properties generally leases its properties under long-term, triple-net agreements. Under these arrangements, tenants are typically responsible for property-level expenses such as maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes. Its tenants operate across industries that may include automotive services, medical services, restaurants, early childhood education and other essential or experiential businesses. Founded in 2016 and publicly listed in 2018, the company focuses on acquiring properties that are occupied by established businesses and supported by long-term leases. Essential Properties Realty Trust is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Pete M. Mavoides.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreEPRT MarketRank™: Essential Properties Realty Trust scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingEssential Properties Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.08, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEssential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $36.20, representing about 25.8% upside from its current price of $28.79.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssential Properties Realty Trust has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.60% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essential Properties Realty Trust are expected to grow by 6.60% in the coming year, from $1.97 to $2.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 22.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 22.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.27.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssential Properties Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 2.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssential Properties Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted6.40% of the float of Essential Properties Realty Trust has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssential Properties Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.71.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essential Properties Realty Trust has recently decreased by 27.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipEssential Properties Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.33%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthEssential Properties Realty Trust has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 99.22%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Essential Properties Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.95% next year. This indicates that Essential Properties Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's dividend. News and Social Media4.7 / 5News Sentiment1.53 News SentimentEssential Properties Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.53. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Essential Properties Realty Trust this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for EPRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added Essential Properties Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essential Properties Realty Trust insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $708,840.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.77% of the stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.98% of the stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Essential Properties Realty Trust's insider trading history. Receive EPRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Essential Properties Realty Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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(NYSE:EPRT) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from AnalystsSeptember 10 at 2:28 AM | americanbankingnews.comThe REAL Reason Trump is Invading IranFor a moment… Forget about Trump’s ties to Israel. Forget about reports of Iran’s nuclear program. Because my research has led me to believe we’re risking World War 3 with Iran for a completely different reason.September 11 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Essential Properties: Pick Up This Underrated REIT NowSeptember 9 at 6:00 PM | seekingalpha.comEssential Properties Realty Trust Maintains Quarterly Dividend at $0.32 a Share, Payable Oct. 14 to Hlders of Record Sept. 30September 8 at 8:06 PM | marketscreener.comMEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.32 per Share for the Third Quarter of 2026September 8 at 8:06 PM | finance.yahoo.comEssential Properties Realty Trust Declares Third-Quarter DividendSeptember 8 at 5:30 PM | tipranks.comEssential Properties Realty Trust: A Strong Business Model That Delivers - A Value Equation Forensic Deep DiveSeptember 7, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines EPRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EPRT shares performed this year? Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock was trading at $29.69 at the start of the year. Since then, EPRT shares have decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at $28.7850. How were Essential Properties Realty Trust's earnings last quarter? Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. The business's quarterly revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Essential Properties Realty Trust IPO? Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) raised $504 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 21st 2018. The company issued 32,500,000 shares at $14.00-$17.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Evercore ISI and Ladenburg Thalmann were co-managers. Who are Essential Properties Realty Trust's major shareholders? Essential Properties Realty Trust's top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (18.33%), California State Teachers Retirement System (3.37%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.47%) and Alyeska Investment Group L.P. (1.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter M Mavoides, Stephen D Sautel, A Joseph Peil, Robert M Jenkins and Robert Webb Salisbury. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust? Shares of EPRT 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Essential Properties Realty Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essential Properties Realty Trust investors own include Cenovus Energy (CVE), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Realty Income (O), Pfizer (PFE) and VICI Properties (VICI). Company Calendar Record date for 7/14 Dividend6/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/14 Dividend6/30/2026Dividend Payable7/14/2026Last Earnings7/22/2026Today9/11/2026Record date for 10/14 Dividend9/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/14 Dividend9/30/2026Dividend Payable10/14/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/28/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 For the last 2 weeks, EPRT's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorReal Estate Industry Diversified REITs Sub-IndustryDiversified REITs Current SymbolNYSE:EPRT CIK1728951 Webwww.essentialproperties.com Phone(609) 436-0619FaxN/AEmployees56Year Founded2016Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Essential Properties Realty Trust$36.20 High Price Target$40.00 Low Price Target$33.00 Potential Upside/Downside+25.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.08 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.29 Trailing P/E Ratio22.33 Forward P/E Ratio14.62 P/E Growth2.39Net Income$253.01 million Net Margins43.51% Pretax Margin43.81% Return on Equity6.34% Return on Assets3.81% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.65 Current Ratio8.17 Quick Ratio8.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$615.49 million Price / Sales10.12 Cash Flow$2.04 per share Price / Cash Flow14.10 Book Value$21.24 per share Price / Book1.36Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares216,273,000Free Float214,608,000Market Cap$6.23 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.85 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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