Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Competitors $30.49 -0.16 (-0.52%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.36 -0.13 (-0.42%) As of 05:02 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 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 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. 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 7.4%. 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 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% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$431.80M6.91$162.44M$0.6125.87Essential Properties Realty Trust$449.61M13.39$203M$1.1526.51 Which has more risk and volatility, BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Essential Properties Realty Trust has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BNL or EPRT? Broadstone Net Lease currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.24%. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $34.98, indicating a potential upside of 14.73%. Given Broadstone Net Lease's higher probable upside, 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 Does the media refer more to BNL or EPRT? In the previous week, Essential Properties Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Broadstone Net Lease. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Essential Properties Realty Trust and 8 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease. Essential Properties Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Broadstone Net Lease's score of 1.02 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essential Properties Realty Trust 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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$6.05B$11.84B$12.11B$20.85BDividend Yield3.92%4.67%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio26.5145.1719.1527.55Price / Sales13.397.1526.0459.20Price / Cash16.1715.6821.6822.29Price / Book1.502.652.314.66Net Income$203M$303.64M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance-3.44%-1.39%0.42%-0.29%1 Month Performance-6.57%0.46%4.37%4.91%1 Year Performance-0.91%-5.05%541.75%10.53% Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust3.2017 of 5 stars$30.49-0.5%$34.98+14.7%+0.0%$6.05B$449.61M26.5140Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.136 of 5 stars$16.15+0.7%$18.67+15.6%-9.5%$3.05B$431.80M26.4770Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBRXBrixmor Property Group4.2285 of 5 stars$25.93+0.3%$30.30+16.9%+5.0%$7.94B$1.29B24.70500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFCPTFour Corners Property Trust4.3745 of 5 stars$26.91+1.2%$29.40+9.3%-2.9%$2.70B$268.07M25.15540News CoveragePositive NewsFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.7174 of 5 stars$94.98+0.1%$112.07+18.0%-13.3%$8.15B$1.22B27.22320Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGTYGetty Realty2.2721 of 5 stars$27.89+1.8%$32.50+16.5%-10.9%$1.55B$203.39M23.0530Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKIMKimco Realty3.8539 of 5 stars$21.71+1.0%$24.70+13.8%+0.5%$14.68B$2.07B28.19640Positive NewsNNNNNN REIT3.7549 of 5 stars$44.08+2.1%$44.62+1.2%-7.3%$8.29B$869.27M20.6080Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastORealty Income3.467 of 5 stars$58.66+2.6%$61.15+4.3%-2.1%$52.97B$5.27B53.32400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSTAGStag Industrial4.04 of 5 stars$36.120.0%$39.71+10.0%-8.7%$6.74B$785.42M27.1590Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCBOECboe Global Markets3.0259 of 5 stars$235.96+0.4%$221.58-6.1%N/A$24.71B$4.09B32.681,540News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[ATTENTION] This Crypto Rocket Is About Launch…Every crypto bull market ends with a final surge — the window where fortunes are made fast. 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