Capital One Financial Has Positive View of EPRT Q4 Earnings

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo now expects that the company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Essential Properties Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on EPRT. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.17.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of EPRT opened at $29.93 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 5.67, a current ratio of 5.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $27.44 and a 52-week high of $34.88. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.29. The company has a market capitalization of $5.93 billion, a PE ratio of 25.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.12.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $129.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $131.72 million. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a net margin of 44.48% and a return on equity of 6.20%. The firm’s revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. Essential Properties Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.860-1.890 EPS.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s payout ratio is presently 101.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Essential Properties Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Essential Properties Realty Trust during the second quarter worth about $44,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust during the first quarter worth about $80,000. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new position in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $92,000. 96.98% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Company Profile

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc, a real estate company, acquires, owns, and manages single-tenant properties in the United States. The company leases its properties to middle-market companies, such as restaurants, car washes, automotive services, medical and dental services, convenience stores, equipment rental, entertainment, early childhood education, grocery, and health and fitness on a long-term basis.