Q3 EPS Estimates for EPRT Boosted by Capital One Financial

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Essential Properties Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS.

EPRT has been the topic of several other reports. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $37.00 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Essential Properties Realty Trust has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.91.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust stock opened at $32.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.82. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $27.16 and a 1-year high of $34.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 7.76 and a quick ratio of 7.76.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $129.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $124.88 million. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.13% and a net margin of 44.62%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BROOKFIELD Corp ON lifted its stake in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 35.7% during the first quarter. BROOKFIELD Corp ON now owns 802,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,208,000 after purchasing an additional 211,310 shares in the last quarter. Invst LLC acquired a new position in Essential Properties Realty Trust during the first quarter worth $762,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Essential Properties Realty Trust during the first quarter worth $1,071,000. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Essential Properties Realty Trust during the first quarter worth $587,000. Finally, Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Essential Properties Realty Trust during the first quarter worth $587,000. 96.98% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Essential Properties Realty Trust

In other Essential Properties Realty Trust news, VP A Joseph Peil sold 13,227 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.96, for a total transaction of $435,961.92. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 76,590 shares in the company, valued at $2,524,406.40. This represents a 14.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 14th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This is a boost from Essential Properties Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.74%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 102.61%.

About Essential Properties Realty Trust

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.