Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.05 in relation to its previous close of 31.75. However, the company has experienced a 3.00% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-18 that PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 8,200,000 shares of its common stock, all of which are being offered in connection with the forward sale agreements described below. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the offering, before deducting estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $254.2 million. The offering is expected to clos.
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 above average at 27.71x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.12.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EPRT is 186.50M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.19% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of EPRT on March 19, 2025 was 1.40M shares.
EPRT’s Market Performance
EPRT’s stock has seen a 3.00% increase for the week, with a 0.05% rise in the past month and a -3.54% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.50% for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.52% for EPRT’s stock, with a 1.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPRT stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for EPRT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EPRT in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $33.50 based on the research report published on February 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
CapitalOne, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPRT reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for EPRT stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 12th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to EPRT, setting the target price at $35.94 in the report published on December 17th of the previous year.
EPRT Trading at 0.23% 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 -9.01% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.84%, as shares sank -0.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.68% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPRT rose by +2.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.87% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.90. In addition, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc saw 1.45% 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 Sautel Stephen D, who sale 30,000 shares at the price of $31.99 back on Feb 24 ’25. After this action, Sautel Stephen D now owns 218,785 shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, valued at $959,700 using the latest closing price.
Sautel Stephen D, the Director of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, sale 27,500 shares at $32.47 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that Sautel Stephen D is holding 191,285 shares at $892,925 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 0.45. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.21, with 3.84 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 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 404.97 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.8. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
