The stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has seen a 0.29% increase in the past week, with a 2.97% gain in the past month, and a 6.08% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.12%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.09% for EPRT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.12% for EPRT’s stock, with a 0.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) is 27.89x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EPRT is 1.12. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EPRT is 196.32M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.18% of that float. On June 12, 2025, EPRT’s average trading volume was 1.84M shares.
EPRT) stock’s latest price update
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT)’s stock price has plunge by -1.15relation to previous closing price of 32.74. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.29% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-08 that US equity markets rallied to their highest levels since February after a critical slate of employment data showed lukewarm labor market conditions in May, with only minimal tariff-related impacts. Benchmark interest rates jumped to near-four-month highs as hotter-than-expected wage growth metrics fueled doubts on the prospects for meaningful Federal Reserve easing this year. Meanwhile, investors weighed questions about the fate of the “Big Beautiful Bill” amid fierce challenges from Elon Musk, alongside signs of thawing in the tariff stalemate with China.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPRT stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for EPRT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EPRT in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $33.50 based on the research report published on February 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
CapitalOne, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPRT reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for EPRT stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on February 12th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to EPRT, setting the target price at $35.94 in the report published on December 17th of the previous year.
EPRT Trading at 1.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EPRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.21% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EPRT starting from Peil A Joseph, who sale 13,227 shares at the price of $32.96 back on Jun 10 ’25. After this action, Peil A Joseph now owns 76,590 shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, valued at $435,962 using the latest closing price.
Mavoides Peter M., the President and CEO of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc, sale 42,632 shares at $32.02 during a trade that took place back on Apr 29 ’25, which means that Mavoides Peter M. is holding 453,760 shares at $1,365,077 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.64 for the present operating margin
- 0.92 for the gross margin
The net margin for Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.45. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 6.01, with 3.83 for asset returns.
Based on Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.56. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 438.52 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 17.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.42.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (EPRT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
