EPRT Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by Capital One Financial

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo now expects that the company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.47. Capital One Financial has a "Overweight" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Essential Properties Realty Trust's current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.01). Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.12% and a net margin of 45.15%. The firm had revenue of $129.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $124.88 million. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $33.00 to $32.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. B. Riley cut shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $29.50 to $33.50 in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.91.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Trading Down 0.6 %

NYSE EPRT traded down $0.19 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $31.55. The stock had a trading volume of 749,871 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,415,623. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a one year low of $25.86 and a one year high of $34.88. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 5.36 and a current ratio of 5.36.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Essential Properties Realty Trust

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $83,341,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 237.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,100,485 shares of the company's stock worth $65,703,000 after buying an additional 1,478,451 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,651,728 shares of the company's stock worth $145,506,000 after buying an additional 1,178,284 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,085,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at about $21,438,000. 96.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Essential Properties Realty Trust news, Director Stephen D. Sautel sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.99, for a total transaction of $959,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 218,785 shares in the company, valued at $6,998,932.15. The trade was a 12.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.81% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.295 dividend. This represents a $1.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Essential Properties Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently 102.61%.

About Essential Properties Realty Trust

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.