In the past week, EPRT stock has gone up by 2.56%, with a monthly gain of 7.56% and a quarterly surge of 26.10%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.64% for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.55% for EPRT’s stock, with a 24.86% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) is 29.09x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EPRT is 1.39. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EPRT is 174.14M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.67% of that float. On September 25, 2024, EPRT’s average trading volume was 1.41M shares.
EPRT) stock’s latest price update
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT)’s stock price has plunge by -1.39relation to previous closing price of 34.49. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.56% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-09-24 that PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; “Essential Properties” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company will release its operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, after the market close on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The Company will host its third quarter 2024 earnings conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its operating results. A webcast of the con.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPRT
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPRT reach a price target of $32, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for EPRT stocks is “In-line” according to the report published on July 17th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to EPRT, setting the target price at $33 in the report published on June 28th of the current year.
EPRT Trading at 9.48% 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 -1.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.92%, as shares surge +7.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPRT rose by +2.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +38.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.65. In addition, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc saw 33.06% 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 27,817 shares at the price of $32.33 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, Mavoides Peter M. now owns 446,076 shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, valued at $899,324 using the latest closing price.
Jenkins Robert M, the EVP & Head of Investments of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, sale 6,372 shares at $29.08 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’24, which means that Jenkins Robert M is holding 23,395 shares at $185,298 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.65 for the present operating margin
- 0.91 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 6.40, with 4.04 for asset returns.
Based on Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.59. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 326.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 19.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
