Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ESRT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 25.78x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.69. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for ESRT is 137.17M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.27% of that float. On May 14, 2025, the average trading volume of ESRT was 1.49M shares.
ESRT) stock’s latest price update
Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ESRT) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.77 in relation to its previous close of 7.76. However, the company has experienced a 6.54% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Heather Houston – Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel, Corporate and Secretary Tony Malkin – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Durels – Executive Vice President-Real Estate Steve Horn – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Christina Chiu – President Conference Call Participants Steve Sakwa – Evercore ISI Regan Sweeney – BMO Capital Markets Blaine Heck – Wells Fargo Seth Bergey – Citi Dylan Burzinski – Green Street Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Empire State Realty Trust First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
ESRT’s Market Performance
ESRT’s stock has risen by 6.54% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 11.08% and a quarterly drop of -16.36%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.71% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.77% for Empire State Realty Trust Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.88% for ESRT’s stock, with a -19.23% 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 2.73% 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 -32.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.71%, as shares surge +9.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.33% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ESRT rose by +6.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -25.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.25. In addition, Empire State Realty Trust Inc saw -24.22% 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:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 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 5.44, with 1.33 for asset returns.
Based on Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 343.53 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 4.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.19.
Conclusion
To sum up, Empire State Realty Trust Inc (ESRT) 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.
