Capital One Financial Has Positive View of EPRT Q3 Earnings

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note issued on Monday, June 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.46. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $129.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $124.88 million. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.13% and a net margin of 44.62%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.42 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $37.00 price target (up previously from $35.00) on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Essential Properties Realty Trust has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.91.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of EPRT traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $31.98. 4,933,649 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,472,662. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $32.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.82. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a twelve month low of $27.28 and a twelve month high of $34.88. The stock has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 7.76, a current ratio of 7.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

Institutional Trading of Essential Properties Realty Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EPRT. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $287,000. TCW Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $872,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 95,819 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,997,000 after buying an additional 5,566 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $346,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 79,452 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,485,000 after buying an additional 5,423 shares in the last quarter. 96.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Essential Properties Realty Trust

In other Essential Properties Realty Trust news, VP A Joseph Peil sold 13,227 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.96, for a total value of $435,961.92. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 76,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,524,406.40. This represents a 14.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.77% of the company's stock.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This is an increase from Essential Properties Realty Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%. Essential Properties Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is 102.61%.

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.