Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.83x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for EPRT is at 1.36. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EPRT is 174.07M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.26% of that float. The average trading volume for EPRT on July 25, 2024 was 1.41M shares.
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EPRT) stock’s latest price update
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.46 in relation to its previous close of 30.37. However, the company has experienced a -0.84% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-07-24 that Although the revenue and EPS for Essential Properties (EPRT) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
EPRT’s Market Performance
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has experienced a -0.84% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 13.13% rise in the past month, and a 15.88% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.68% for EPRT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.03% for EPRT’s stock, with a 20.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPRT stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for EPRT by listing it as a “In-line.” The predicted price for EPRT in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $32 based on the research report published on July 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPRT reach a price target of $33. The rating they have provided for EPRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 28th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to EPRT, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on May 31st of the current year.
EPRT Trading at 9.14% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EPRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares surge +12.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.80% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPRT fell by -0.99%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.22. In addition, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc saw 19.37% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EPRT starting from Mavoides Peter M., who sale 12,712 shares at the price of $28.03 back on Jul 05 ’24. After this action, Mavoides Peter M. now owns 500,552 shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, valued at $356,317 using the latest closing price.
Mavoides Peter M., the President and CEO of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, sale 1,200 shares at $28.00 during a trade that took place back on Jul 03 ’24, which means that Mavoides Peter M. is holding 513,264 shares at $33,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.63 for the present operating margin
- 0.98 for the gross margin
The net margin for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.48. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.65, with 4.26 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 326.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 13.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
