Capital One Financial Forecasts EPRT Q1 Earnings

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Guglielmo expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter. Capital One Financial currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Essential Properties Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.68 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Essential Properties Realty Trust’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on EPRT. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $37.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.92.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of EPRT opened at $30.75 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $31.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.11. The company has a quick ratio of 5.59, a current ratio of 5.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.40. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 12-month low of $23.58 and a 12-month high of $34.88.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.14. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a net margin of 46.00% and a return on equity of 6.20%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EPRT. Selective Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Selective Wealth Management Inc. now owns 21,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $673,000 after acquiring an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 95.2% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 50,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,592,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 74.5% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in Essential Properties Realty Trust by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.98% of the company’s stock.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.295 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Essential Properties Realty Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.84%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 102.61%.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Company Profile

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc, a real estate company, acquires, owns, and manages single-tenant properties in the United States. The company leases its properties to middle-market companies, such as restaurants, car washes, automotive services, medical and dental services, convenience stores, equipment rental, entertainment, early childhood education, grocery, and health and fitness on a long-term basis.