Analysts Set Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) PT at $20.44

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $20.95.

PSTL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research downgraded Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised Postal Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday.

Postal Realty Trust Price Performance

PSTL opened at $21.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $582.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.12 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. Postal Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $12.26 and a 1 year high of $21.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $19.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.15.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.18). The business had revenue of $26.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.64 million. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.20% and a net margin of 14.77%.Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.41 EPS. Analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust will post 0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.245 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. This is a positive change from Postal Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 213.04%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 580,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,373,000 after buying an additional 11,230 shares in the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 513,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,286,000 after buying an additional 17,198 shares in the last quarter. CSM Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 21.3% during the 4th quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 470,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,598,000 after buying an additional 82,545 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 1,041.2% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 450,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,268,000 after buying an additional 410,871 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 30.5% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 423,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,828,000 after acquiring an additional 98,980 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Company Profile

Postal Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages single-tenant commercial properties net-leased primarily to the United States Postal Service and other government agencies. The trust focuses on facilities that support mail processing, distribution and retail operations, targeting assets that offer long-term, inflation-protected lease structures.

The company’s portfolio includes post offices, distribution centers and mail processing facilities located throughout the contiguous United States.