Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Competitors $30.52 +0.03 (+0.10%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.78 +1.27 (+4.14%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 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 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 CGShould 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 Carlyle Group (CG). 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 Carlyle Group Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Is BNL or EPRT a better dividend stock? Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Essential Properties Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BNL or EPRT? 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BNL or EPRT 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 Broadstone Net Lease22.37% 3.17% 1.89% Essential Properties Realty Trust 44.48%6.20%3.78% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BNL or EPRT? 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 RatioBroadstone Net Lease$431.80M7.11$162.44M$0.5231.23Essential Properties Realty Trust$449.61M13.45$203M$1.1825.86 Does the media prefer BNL or EPRT? In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 5 more articles in the media than Essential Properties Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 10 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Broadstone Net Lease's score of 0.73 indicating that Essential Properties Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Broadstone Net Lease 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essential Properties Realty Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease currently has a consensus price target of $18.57, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $34.90, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 Broadstone Net Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Essential Properties Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has more risk and volatility, BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEssential Properties Realty Trust beats Broadstone Net Lease on 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EPRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$6.04B$11.82B$12.04B$20.68BDividend Yield3.94%4.73%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio25.8630.5419.7429.07Price / Sales13.456.9625.9266.27Price / Cash16.0815.4321.3322.84Price / Book1.582.592.094.43Net Income$203M$303.64M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-0.38%-3.73%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance-4.26%-5.00%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance3.92%-9.06%537.06%10.15% Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.6832 of 5 stars$30.52+0.1%$34.90+14.4%+2.6%$6.04B$449.61M25.8640Positive NewsBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.2461 of 5 stars$15.78-0.6%$18.57+17.7%-6.2%$3.00B$431.80M11.1070News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBRXBrixmor Property Group4.2932 of 5 stars$25.53-0.4%$30.30+18.7%-0.4%$7.84B$1.29B24.31500News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFCPTFour Corners Property Trust4.2912 of 5 stars$26.17-1.2%$29.40+12.3%-6.6%$2.66B$268.07M24.46540News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.7542 of 5 stars$93.18-1.1%$111.29+19.4%-19.7%$8.08B$1.20B26.70320Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGTYGetty Realty2.2554 of 5 stars$27.57-0.7%$32.33+17.3%-7.7%$1.54B$203.39M23.9730News CoverageKIMKimco Realty4.3152 of 5 stars$21.55-1.1%$24.70+14.6%-5.9%$14.73B$2.04B27.99640Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNNNNNN REIT3.7201 of 5 stars$42.08-1.5%$44.38+5.5%-8.7%$8.03B$869.27M19.6680News CoverageUpcoming EarningsORealty Income3.5084 of 5 stars$56.88-1.8%$61.15+7.5%-2.5%$52.29B$5.27B51.71400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTAGStag Industrial4.114 of 5 stars$34.75-2.5%$39.71+14.3%-16.0%$6.65B$767.38M26.1390News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCGCarlyle Group4.2851 of 5 stars$62.95-0.8%$57.73-8.3%+22.9%$22.91B$5.43B21.342,300Upcoming EarningsGap Down 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 Carlyle Group 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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