Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Competitors $31.30 +0.18 (+0.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.33 +0.03 (+0.11%) As of 06:17 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 TPGShould 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 TPG (TPG). 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 TPG Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media prefer BNL or EPRT? In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 2 more articles in the media than Essential Properties Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 16 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Broadstone Net Lease's score of 1.15 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essential Properties Realty Trust 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$431.80M7.98$162.44M$0.5235.05Essential Properties Realty Trust$449.61M13.79$203M$1.1826.52 Which has more volatility and risk, BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock 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 stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 6.4%. Essential Properties Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 hold more shares of BNL or EPRT? 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% 3.19% 1.88% Essential Properties Realty Trust 44.48%6.20%3.78% Do analysts recommend BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease presently has a consensus price target of $19.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.59%. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $35.34, indicating a potential upside of 12.92%. Given Essential Properties Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Essential Properties Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 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. 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$6.17B$12.16B$12.41B$20.94BDividend Yield3.86%4.63%5.52%3.58%P/E Ratio26.5232.3619.3929.13Price / Sales13.797.2526.0455.12Price / Cash16.4215.7621.7523.54Price / Book1.622.942.355.45Net Income$203M$303.64M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance2.85%2.55%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance1.17%-0.65%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance0.37%-4.57%542.52%12.94% Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.9523 of 5 stars$31.30+0.6%$35.34+12.9%-0.2%$6.17B$449.61M26.5240News CoveragePositive NewsBNLBroadstone Net Lease2.6809 of 5 stars$16.63-0.9%$18.71+12.6%-0.8%$3.17B$431.80M31.9770News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBRXBrixmor Property Group4.122 of 5 stars$26.42-0.2%$30.08+13.9%+1.5%$8.10B$1.29B24.01500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFCPTFour Corners Property Trust4.3339 of 5 stars$25.16-1.1%$29.60+17.6%-4.7%$2.66B$268.07M23.30540News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.7166 of 5 stars$93.79-0.1%$110.14+17.4%-15.3%$8.10B$1.20B23.75320Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGTYGetty Realty3.0619 of 5 stars$27.86-1.2%$32.67+17.3%-6.9%$1.60B$203.39M24.2230Positive NewsKIMKimco Realty4.6063 of 5 stars$21.12-0.4%$24.57+16.3%-5.6%$14.36B$2.04B25.44640Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNNNNNN REIT3.7588 of 5 stars$40.72-1.5%$44.54+9.4%-8.6%$7.80B$869.27M19.3980ORealty Income3.296 of 5 stars$57.89-1.0%$61.73+6.6%-2.2%$53.47B$5.27B56.20400Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastSTAGStag Industrial3.5338 of 5 stars$34.35-1.2%$38.17+11.1%-10.5%$6.49B$767.38M27.0590Positive NewsTPGTPG4.1128 of 5 stars$62.45-1.6%$62.57+0.2%+21.4%$23.99B$3.50B-328.681,900 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 TPG 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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