Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Competitors $29.95 +0.26 (+0.87%) Closing price 09/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.97 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 08:02 AM 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EPRT vs. BNL, BRX, FCPT, FRT, GTY, KIM, NNN, O, STAG, and CBOEShould you be buying Essential Properties Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essential Properties Realty Trust include Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Getty Realty (GTY), Kimco Realty (KIM), NNN REIT (NNN), Realty Income (O), Stag Industrial (STAG), and Cboe Global Markets (CBOE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Essential Properties Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Broadstone Net Lease Brixmor Property Group Four Corners Property Trust Federal Realty Investment Trust Getty Realty Kimco Realty NNN REIT Realty Income Stag Industrial Cboe Global Markets Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Is EPRT or BNL more profitable? Essential Properties Realty Trust has a net margin of 44.48% compared to Broadstone Net Lease's net margin of 22.37%. Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.20% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Essential Properties Realty Trust44.48% 6.20% 3.78% Broadstone Net Lease 22.37%3.19%1.88% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EPRT or BNL? Essential Properties Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Broadstone Net Lease. Essential Properties Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadstone Net Lease, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEssential Properties Realty Trust$449.61M13.20$203M$1.1825.38Broadstone Net Lease$431.80M8.22$162.44M$0.5236.10 Is EPRT or BNL a better dividend stock? Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 223.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Essential Properties Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Broadstone Net Lease has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EPRT or BNL? 97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, EPRT or BNL? Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EPRT or BNL? In the previous week, Essential Properties Realty Trust had 10 more articles in the media than Broadstone Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust and 6 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Essential Properties Realty Trust's score of 1.26 indicating that Broadstone Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Essential Properties Realty Trust 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Broadstone Net Lease 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate EPRT or BNL? Essential Properties Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $35.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.10%. Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus price target of $19.43, indicating a potential upside of 3.51%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Essential Properties Realty Trust is more favorable than Broadstone Net Lease.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Essential Properties Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Broadstone Net Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 SummaryEssential Properties Realty Trust beats Broadstone Net Lease on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essential Properties Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EPRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EPRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssential Properties Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.88B$12.35B$12.57B$21.47BDividend Yield4.04%4.57%5.41%3.51%P/E Ratio25.3832.63246.2329.94Price / Sales13.207.3530.7350.54Price / Cash15.6616.0122.1224.51Price / Book1.472.832.324.60Net Income$203M$303.64M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance-2.70%1.25%1.16%1.28%1 Month Performance-0.95%3.11%3.28%5.31%1 Year Performance-7.57%-7.81%543.84%16.45% Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.7821 of 5 stars$29.95+0.9%$35.07+17.1%-6.6%$5.88B$449.61M25.3840Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.5405 of 5 stars$18.59+0.7%$19.43+4.5%+2.2%$3.52B$431.80M35.7570Positive NewsBRXBrixmor Property Group4.4585 of 5 stars$28.00-0.2%$30.42+8.6%+2.9%$8.57B$1.29B25.45500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑FCPTFour Corners Property Trust4.5507 of 5 stars$25.87+0.9%$29.50+14.0%-14.1%$2.70B$268.07M23.95540News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.7835 of 5 stars$100.66+0.8%$110.79+10.1%-12.4%$8.67B$1.20B25.48320Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓GTYGetty Realty2.5723 of 5 stars$28.57+0.5%$32.67+14.4%-9.8%$1.62B$203.39M24.8430Positive NewsKIMKimco Realty4.4175 of 5 stars$22.51+0.5%$24.75+10.0%-4.3%$15.23B$2.04B27.12640Analyst ForecastNNNNNN REIT3.8958 of 5 stars$42.93+1.8%$44.17+2.9%-10.7%$8.10B$869.27M20.4480ORealty Income3.9159 of 5 stars$58.75+1.1%$62.00+5.5%-3.9%$53.72B$5.27B57.04400Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastSTAGStag Industrial3.8523 of 5 stars$36.89+0.4%$38.17+3.5%-7.1%$6.88B$767.38M29.0590Positive NewsCBOECboe Global Markets2.9954 of 5 stars$235.95+0.3%$231.38-1.9%N/A$24.68B$4.09B32.681,540Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Broadstone Net Lease Competitors Brixmor Property Group Competitors Four Corners Property Trust Competitors Federal Realty Investment Trust Competitors Getty Realty Competitors Kimco Realty Competitors NNN REIT Competitors Realty Income Competitors Stag Industrial Competitors Cboe Global Markets Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EPRT) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s Plan May Undo 1933’s Biggest Financial InjusticeTrump's Reset Can Give Birth To America's Greatest Era Yet A 90-Year cycle may end soon, creating real weal...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s new AI budget just passed — one stock could soarIn a quiet move few people noticed... 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