Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $20.4375.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Truist Financial set a $20.00 price objective on Postal Realty Trust and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Zacks Research cut Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Postal Realty Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Postal Realty Trust by 1,041.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 450,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,268,000 after buying an additional 410,871 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 313.7% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 378,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,405,000 after acquiring an additional 287,027 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 384.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 248,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,901,000 after acquiring an additional 197,361 shares during the period. Man Group plc bought a new stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,590,000. Finally, DigitalBridge Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Postal Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,634,000. Institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of NYSE:PSTL opened at $18.07 on Friday. Postal Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $12.26 and a 52-week high of $21.13. The company has a market capitalization of $496.44 million, a PE ratio of 39.29 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.21. The company has a fifty day moving average of $18.83 and a 200-day moving average of $16.70.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.18). Postal Realty Trust had a net margin of 14.77% and a return on equity of 4.20%. The firm had revenue of $26.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.64 million. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.390-1.41 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.245 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.4%. This is an increase from Postal Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Postal Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently 213.04%.

About Postal Realty Trust

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.