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In the latest session, Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) closed at $29.59 down -2.21% from its previous closing price of $30.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.41 million shares were traded. EPRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.56.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
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, Evercore ISI on July 17, 2024, Downgraded its rating to In-line and sets its target price to $32 from $30 previously.
On June 28, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $33.
On May 31, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $30.UBS initiated its Buy rating on May 31, 2024, with a $30 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 05 ’24 when Mavoides Peter M. sold 12,712 shares for $28.03 per share. The transaction valued at 356,317 led to the insider holds 500,552 shares of the business.
Mavoides Peter M. sold 1,200 shares of EPRT for $33,600 on Jul 03 ’24. The President and CEO now owns 513,264 shares after completing the transaction at $28.00 per share. On Jul 01 ’24, another insider, Mavoides Peter M., who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 20,863 shares for $27.54 each. As a result, the insider received 574,567 and left with 514,464 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 5188014592 and an Enterprise Value of 7222288384. As of this moment, Essential’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.959 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.81.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EPRT has reached a high of $31.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.62%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EPRT has traded an average of 1.39M shares per day and 1215460 over the past ten days. A total of 175.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 174.07M. Insiders hold about 0.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.85% stake in the company. Shares short for EPRT as of 1721001600 were 12642734 with a Short Ratio of 9.07, compared to 1718323200 on 10275735. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12642734 and a Short% of Float of 10.6000006.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for EPRT is 1.14, from 1.14 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037673496The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.38.
