Broadstone Net Lease Inc (NYSE: BNL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.06 compared to its previous closing price of 16.32. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-03 that Share buyback activity by US equity real estate investment trusts more than doubled in the first quarter, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The US REIT sector bought back around $993.2 million in common stock in the period, more than twice as much as the $456.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and up 15.5% year over year. More than a dozen REITs announced new share repurchase programs during the first quarter.
Is It Worth Investing in Broadstone Net Lease Inc (NYSE: BNL) Right Now?
Broadstone Net Lease Inc (NYSE: BNL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 27.44x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.03. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BNL is 187.02M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.98% of that float. On June 13, 2025, the average trading volume of BNL was 1.70M shares.
BNL’s Market Performance
BNL’s stock has seen a 1.18% increase for the week, with a 2.13% rise in the past month and a -2.10% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.04% for Broadstone Net Lease Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.99% for BNL’s stock, with a -3.04% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BNL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BNL stocks, with JMP Securities repeating the rating for BNL by listing it as a “Mkt Outperform.” The predicted price for BNL in the upcoming period, according to JMP Securities is $21 based on the research report published on December 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BNL reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for BNL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 14th, 2024.
BNL Trading at 2.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BNL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.83% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BNL starting from Imperiale Richard P, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $15.93 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Imperiale Richard P now owns 13,763 shares of Broadstone Net Lease Inc, valued at $39,822 using the latest closing price.
Imperiale Richard P, the Director of Broadstone Net Lease Inc, purchase 2,500 shares at $15.78 during a trade that took place back on May 14 ’25, which means that Imperiale Richard P is holding 16,263 shares at $39,453 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BNL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.49 for the present operating margin
- 0.77 for the gross margin
The net margin for Broadstone Net Lease Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 3.79, with 2.17 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 369.07 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.58for 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 2.05.
Conclusion
To sum up, Broadstone Net Lease Inc (BNL) has seen a better 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.
