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Empire State Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ESRT) closed the day trading at $8.08 down -1.10% from the previous closing price of $8.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.38 million shares were traded. ESRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.175 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.01.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ESRT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.16 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.33.
On May 23, 2023, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line and also upped its target price recommendation from $7 to $8.
Evercore ISI Downgraded its Outperform to In-line on April 12, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $8 to $7.
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 Mar 19 ’25 when Durels Thomas P. bought 12,500 shares for $8.11 per share.
Durels Thomas P. sold 10,000 shares of ESRT for $101,000 on Dec 24 ’24. The EVP, Real Estate now owns 86,807 shares after completing the transaction at $10.10 per share. On Dec 24 ’24, another insider, Durels Thomas P., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $10.10 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ESRT now has a Market Capitalization of 2364183552 and an Enterprise Value of 4191650560. As of this moment, Empire’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.493 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.83.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESRT is 1.38, which has changed by -0.20315582 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESRT has reached a high of $11.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.88. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.12%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ESRT traded about 1.29M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ESRT traded about 1198340 shares per day. A total of 166.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.50M. Insiders hold about 18.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.30% stake in the company. Shares short for ESRT as of 1740700800 were 3843793 with a Short Ratio of 2.99, compared to 1738281600 on 3659057. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3843793 and a Short% of Float of 3.27.
Dividends & Splits
ESRT’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.14, up from 0.14 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017135862The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.19.
