Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Competitors $31.58 +0.43 (+1.36%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.53 -0.04 (-0.14%) As of 07/11/2025 08:00 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 TPLShould 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 Texas Pacific Land (TPL). 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 Texas Pacific Land Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) and Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has better valuation and earnings, BNL or EPRT? Essential Properties Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Broadstone Net Lease. Broadstone Net Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essential Properties Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBroadstone Net Lease$431.80M7.02$162.44M$0.6126.28Essential Properties Realty Trust$475.46M13.12$203M$1.1527.46 Does the media prefer BNL or EPRT? In the previous week, Essential Properties Realty Trust had 9 more articles in the media than Broadstone Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Broadstone Net Lease's score of 0.54 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essential Properties Realty Trust 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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 7.2%. 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 190.2% 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 104.3% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Essential Properties Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Is BNL or EPRT more profitable? Essential Properties Realty Trust has a net margin of 44.62% compared to Broadstone Net Lease's net margin of 26.22%. Essential Properties Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.13% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Broadstone Net Lease26.22% 3.63% 2.17% Essential Properties Realty Trust 44.62%6.13%3.75% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease currently has a consensus price target of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.45%. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $35.06, suggesting a potential upside of 11.03%. Given Broadstone Net Lease's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Broadstone Net Lease is more favorable than Essential Properties Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Broadstone Net Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Essential Properties Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 SummaryEssential Properties Realty Trust beats Broadstone Net Lease on 17 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$6.24B$11.77B$12.00B$20.65BDividend Yield3.85%4.64%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio27.4645.2619.2027.84Price / Sales13.127.1425.6642.37Price / Cash16.6815.6221.4522.32Price / Book1.552.662.284.57Net Income$203M$303.64M$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance-1.48%-1.08%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance-2.40%2.70%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance7.84%-2.27%539.44%10.30% Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.1041 of 5 stars$31.58+1.4%$35.06+11.0%+7.8%$6.24B$475.46M27.4640Positive NewsBNLBroadstone Net Lease2.1712 of 5 stars$16.03-1.9%$18.67+16.4%-4.8%$3.09B$431.80M11.4370BRXBrixmor Property Group4.1717 of 5 stars$25.83-0.7%$30.30+17.3%+8.9%$7.96B$1.29B24.60500News CoveragePositive NewsFCPTFour Corners Property Trust3.8618 of 5 stars$26.99-0.7%$29.40+8.9%+3.0%$2.73B$268.07M15.62540Positive NewsFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.6135 of 5 stars$94.31-1.6%$112.07+18.8%-10.7%$8.22B$1.20B27.02320News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGTYGetty Realty2.3427 of 5 stars$27.58-1.3%$32.50+17.8%-5.2%$1.55B$203.39M22.7930KIMKimco Realty3.9723 of 5 stars$21.20-1.9%$24.70+16.5%+4.4%$14.63B$2.04B27.53640Positive NewsNNNNNN REIT3.5746 of 5 stars$43.29-0.5%$44.62+3.1%-2.7%$8.18B$869.27M20.2380ORealty Income3.5005 of 5 stars$57.50-0.3%$61.15+6.4%+2.5%$52.09B$5.27B52.27400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSTAGStag Industrial3.3805 of 5 stars$36.16-1.3%$39.71+9.8%-3.9%$6.84B$767.38M27.1990News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementTPLTexas Pacific Land1.3848 of 5 stars$1,033.19-4.0%$917.00-11.2%+30.4%$24.73B$705.82M51.69100Positive 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 Texas Pacific Land 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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