Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendPositive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:EPRT Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Stock Forecast, Price & News $24.34 -0.18 (-0.73%) (As of 06/5/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$24.11▼$24.5450-Day Range$23.58▼$25.3152-Week Range$18.88▼$26.43Volume712,257 shsAverage Volume879,894 shsMarket Capitalization$3.62 billionP/E Ratio22.75Dividend Yield4.52%Price Target$25.92 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Essential Properties Realty Trust MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.83 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside6.5% Upside$25.92 Price TargetShort InterestBearish3.82% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.64Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth5.70%From $1.58 to $1.67 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.05 out of 5 starsFinance Sector639th out of 850 stocksReal Estate Investment Trusts Industry142nd out of 188 stocks 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEssential Properties Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $25.92, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a forecasted upside of 6.5% from its current price of $24.34.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssential Properties Realty Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.82% of the outstanding shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssential Properties Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essential Properties Realty Trust has recently increased by 1.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipEssential Properties Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthEssential Properties Realty Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 102.80%. 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 65.87% next year. This indicates that Essential Properties Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for EPRT. Previous Next 4.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentEssential Properties Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.64. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Essential Properties Realty Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for EPRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Essential Properties Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essential Properties Realty Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.06% of the stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions97.19% 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. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essential Properties Realty Trust are expected to grow by 5.70% in the coming year, from $1.58 to $1.67 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 22.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.33.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essential Properties Realty Trust is 22.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 158.69.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssential Properties Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 3.57. 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 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) StockEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and management of single-tenant properties that are net leased on a long-term basis. Its portfolio includes the following: Captain D's, Art Van Furniture, Mister and Zips Car Wash, AMC Theaters, Perkins, 84 Lumber, Mirabito, Ruby Tuesday, and White Oak Station. The company was founded on January 12, 2018 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.Read More 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. Email Address EPRT Stock News HeadlinesMay 31, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) vs. Apartment Investment and Management (NYSE:AIV) Financial AnalysisMay 31, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesJune 6, 2023 | UNKNOWN (Ad)Lithium Has Boomed And This American Stock Is Ready..Lithium Has Been On A Crazy Rally Over The Last 3 Year's And This Stock Could Be Next!May 15, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comFirst Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) vs. Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Head to Head ContrastMay 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comPositive Signs As Multiple Insiders Buy Essential Properties Realty Trust StockMay 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comPositive Signs As Multiple Insiders Buy Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock \May 6, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBrokerages Set Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) Target Price at $25.93April 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc Earnings CallJune 6, 2023 | UNKNOWN (Ad)Lithium Has Boomed And This American Stock Is Ready..Lithium Has Been On A Crazy Rally Over The Last 3 Year's And This Stock Could Be Next!April 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Updates FY 2023 Earnings GuidanceApril 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) PT Lowered to $27.25 at Stifel NicolausApril 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comKimco Realty (NYSE:KIM) & Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Head to Head ReviewApril 27, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Essential Properties Realty (EPRT) and UOB (OtherUOVEF)April 27, 2023 | msn.comStifel Maintains Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Buy RecommendationApril 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEssential Properties Announces First Quarter 2023 ResultsApril 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Scheduled to Post Earnings on WednesdayApril 17, 2023 | seekingalpha.comEssential Properties Realty Trust: This Is The 4.6% Yield You're Looking ForApril 11, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from AnalystsApril 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.'s (NYSE:EPRT) Stock Has Shown A Decent Performance: Have Financials A Role To Play?April 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Price Target Raised to $28.00April 6, 2023 | msn.comRaymond James Maintains Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Outperform RecommendationMarch 28, 2023 | msn.comAre Finance Stocks Lagging Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) This Year?March 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre Finance Stocks Lagging Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) This Year?March 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 30thMarch 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) Price Target Cut to $27.00March 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) sheds 8.2% this week, as yearly returns fall more in line with earnings growthMarch 11, 2023 | msn.comEssential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Declares $0.28 DividendSee More Headlines EPRT Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart EPRT Company Calendar Last Earnings2/16/2022Ex-Dividend for 4/14 Dividend3/30/2023Dividend Payable4/14/2023Today6/05/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)7/27/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:EPRT CUSIPN/A CIK1728951 Webwww.essentialproperties.com Phone(609) 436-0619FaxN/AEmployees37Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$25.92 High Stock Price Forecast$29.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$22.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+6.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.07 Trailing P/E Ratio22.75 Forward P/E Ratio15.41 P/E Growth3.57Net Income$134.13 million Net Margins50.10% Pretax Margin50.60% Return on Equity6.07% Return on Assets3.86% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.54 Current Ratio6.07 Quick Ratio6.07 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$286.51 million Price / Sales12.64 Cash Flow$1.60 per share Price / Cash Flow15.24 Book Value$17.54 per share Price / Book1.39Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares148,840,000Free Float147,260,000Market Cap$3.62 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.26 Key ExecutivesPeter M. MavoidesPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorMark E. PattenCFO, Secretary, Treasurer & Executive VPChama PunlertSenior Vice President & Head-CreditTimothy J. EarnshawChief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice PresidentAJ PeilSenior Vice President & Head-Asset ManagementKey CompetitorsGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleNYSE:GRP.UHoward HughesNYSE:HHCPhillips Edison & Company, Inc.NASDAQ:PECOApple Hospitality REITNYSE:APLEIndependence Realty TrustNYSE:IRTView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsMacquarie Group Ltd.Sold 640 shares on 6/1/2023Ownership: 0.139%ProShare Advisors LLCBought 20,433 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.014%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Sold 28,034 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.787%Putnam Investments LLCSold 83,884 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.010%New York State Common Retirement FundBought 32,013 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.292%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions EPRT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Essential Properties Realty Trust stock right now? 6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Essential Properties Realty Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" EPRT shares. View EPRT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Essential Properties Realty Trust's shares. Their EPRT share price forecasts range from $22.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $25.92 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for EPRT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have EPRT shares performed in 2023? Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock was trading at $23.47 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EPRT shares have increased by 3.7% and is now trading at $24.34. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Essential Properties Realty Trust? Essential Properties Realty Trust saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,580,000 shares, a decline of 8.2% from the April 15th total of 6,080,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 879,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.3 days. View Essential Properties Realty Trust's Short Interest. When is Essential Properties Realty Trust's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023. View our EPRT earnings forecast. How were Essential Properties Realty Trust's earnings last quarter? Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 16th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.02. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a net margin of 50.10% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.07%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. How often does Essential Properties Realty Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Essential Properties Realty Trust? Essential Properties Realty Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.275 per share on Friday, April 14th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 30th. Read our dividend analysis for EPRT. What ETFs hold Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) stock in their portfolio include NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF (NETL), Burney U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (BRNY), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), Invesco DWA Financial Momentum ETF (PFI), Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV), Virtus Real Asset Income ETF (VRAI), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV) and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS). Is Essential Properties Realty Trust a good dividend stock? Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.49%. EPRT has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 102.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, EPRT will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.87% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for EPRT. What guidance has Essential Properties Realty Trust issued on next quarter's earnings? Essential Properties Realty Trust issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.60-$1.64 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.66. The company issued revenue guidance of -. What other stocks do shareholders of Essential Properties Realty Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Essential Properties Realty Trust investors own include Crown Castle (CCI), Alibaba Group (BABA), General Electric (GE), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Walt Disney (DIS). When did Essential Properties Realty Trust IPO? (EPRT) raised $499 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, June 21st 2018. The company issued 32,200,000 shares at a price of $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. What is Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock symbol? Essential Properties Realty Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EPRT." Who are Essential Properties Realty Trust's major shareholders? Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (17.61%), State Street Corp (6.16%), Wellington Management Group LLP (5.94%), Deutsche Bank AG (2.64%), FMR LLC (2.61%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregg A Seibert, Mark E Patten, Peter M Mavoides and Timothy J Earnshaw. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Essential Properties Realty Trust's stock price today? One share of EPRT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.34. How much money does Essential Properties Realty Trust make? Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion and generates $286.51 million in revenue each year. The company earns $134.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.07 on an earnings per share basis. How can I contact Essential Properties Realty Trust? Essential Properties Realty Trust's mailing address is 902 CARNEGIE CENTER BLVD. SUITE 520, PRINCETON NJ, 08540. The official website for the company is www.essentialproperties.com. The company can be reached via phone at (609) 436-0619 or via email at info@essentialproperties.com. This page (NYSE:EPRT) was last updated on 6/6/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. 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