Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 27.40x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.41. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EPRT is 174.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.66% of that float. On December 19, 2024, the average trading volume of EPRT was 1.16M shares.
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EPRT) stock’s latest price update
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -3.55 compared to its previous closing price of 32.68. However, the company has seen a fall of -4.46% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-17 that Agree Realty and VICI Properties are high-quality REITs with strong fundamentals and impressive total returns, but currently offer little margin of safety due to their run-up in share prices. Investing with a margin of safety helps manage market volatility; for example, my cost basis of $53 for Realty Income has helped me stomach volatility and the stock’s underperformance. I recommend assigning stocks specific roles in your portfolio; for example, Starwood Property for stable dividends, PepsiCo for moderate growth, and Visa for high growth, balancing income and growth.
EPRT’s Market Performance
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has experienced a -4.46% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -5.66% drop in the past month, and a -6.97% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.96% for EPRT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.90% for EPRT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 6.16% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPRT stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for EPRT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for EPRT in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $35.94 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPRT reach a price target of $38. The rating they have provided for EPRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
EPRT Trading at -4.48% 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 -9.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.93%, as shares sank -7.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.73% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPRT fell by -4.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $33.14. In addition, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc saw 23.32% 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 16,829 shares at the price of $31.89 back on Nov 04 ’24. After this action, Mavoides Peter M. now owns 402,485 shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, valued at $536,677 using the latest closing price.
Peter Mavoides, the Officer of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, proposed sale 44,646 shares at $32.76 during a trade that took place back on Oct 03 ’24, which means that Peter Mavoides is holding shares at $1,462,603 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.64 for the present operating margin
- 0.92 for the gross margin
The net margin for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.46. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.53, with 3.92 for asset returns.
Based on Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 352.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.99. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To sum up, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
