Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ESRT) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.42 in relation to its previous close of 7.13. However, the company has experienced a 0.71% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-23 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) published its annual Sustainability Report that features major awards and achievements, data-based goals, and transparent metrics for sustainability, energy efficiency, and corporate social responsibility throughout its portfolio. “The annual Sustainability Report reflects our continued leadership in sustainability in real estate and proven performance as industry leaders in energy efficiency and healthy buildings with prov.
Is It Worth Investing in Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ESRT) Right Now?
Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ESRT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.10x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ESRT is 1.61. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ESRT is 136.21M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.87% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ESRT on April 25, 2025 was 1.44M shares.
ESRT’s Market Performance
ESRT stock saw a decrease of 0.71% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.69% and a quarterly a decrease of -26.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.58%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.25% for Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.45% for ESRT’s stock, with a -28.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ESRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ESRT stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for ESRT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ESRT in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $10 based on the research report published on March 25, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI gave a rating of “Outperform” to ESRT, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on May 23rd of the previous year.
ESRT Trading at -11.63% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ESRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.90% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.25%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.58%, as shares sank -11.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ESRT rose by +0.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.28. In addition, Empire State Realty Trust Inc saw -31.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ESRT starting from Durels Thomas P., who sale 11,843 shares at the price of $8.02 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Durels Thomas P. now owns 44,185 shares of Empire State Realty Trust Inc, valued at $94,981 using the latest closing price.
Durels Thomas P., the EVP, Real Estate of Empire State Realty Trust Inc, sale 5,779 shares at $8.03 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Durels Thomas P. is holding 56,028 shares at $46,405 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ESRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Empire State Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 5.12, with 1.18 for asset returns.
Based on Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 377.57 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
