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After finishing at $32.85 in the prior trading day, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) closed at $32.65, down -0.61%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.22 million shares were traded. EPRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.52.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EPRT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, B. Riley Securities on February 19, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $33.50 from $29.50 previously.
On February 12, 2025, CapitalOne started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $35.
On December 17, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $35.94.Barclays initiated its Overweight rating on December 17, 2024, with a $35.94 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 24 ’25 when Sautel Stephen D sold 30,000 shares for $31.99 per share. The transaction valued at 959,700 led to the insider holds 218,785 shares of the business.
Sautel Stephen D sold 27,500 shares of EPRT for $892,925 on Feb 25 ’25. The Director now owns 191,285 shares after completing the transaction at $32.47 per share. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Sautel Stephen D, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,500 shares for $32.54 each. As a result, the insider received 406,750 and left with 178,785 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EPRT now has a Market Capitalization of 6186783744 and an Enterprise Value of 8230438912. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 18.306 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.124.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EPRT is 1.11, which has changed by 0.24618316 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EPRT has reached a high of $34.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.67%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2671800 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 195.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 194.74M. Insiders hold about 0.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.44% stake in the company. Shares short for EPRT as of 1741910400 were 13724356 with a Short Ratio of 8.85, compared to 1739491200 on 13013013. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13724356 and a Short% of Float of 10.42.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EPRT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.16, compared to 1.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.035312027The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.38.
