Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Set to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.3228 per share and revenue of $158.15 million for the quarter. Essential Properties Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.010-2.050 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE:EPRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $161.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $156.65 million. Essential Properties Realty Trust had a return on equity of 6.34% and a net margin of 43.51%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s quarterly revenue was up 18.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. On average, analysts expect Essential Properties Realty Trust to post $1.97 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.09 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust stock opened at $26.13 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a PE ratio of 20.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.82. Essential Properties Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $24.62 and a 52-week high of $34.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 8.17 and a current ratio of 8.17.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EPRT. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $37.00 price objective on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Mizuho cut their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on Essential Properties Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Essential Properties Realty Trust from $40.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.12.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Essential Properties Realty Trust news, COO Robert M. Jenkins sold 22,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.22, for a total value of $708,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 34,168 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,100,892.96. This represents a 39.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Company Profile

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of single-tenant commercial properties. The company generally leases its properties to businesses under long-term, triple-net agreements, under which tenants are typically responsible for property taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses.

Essential Properties focuses primarily on service-oriented and experience-based businesses, including automotive services, health and fitness, medical and dental services, restaurants, early childhood education and other businesses that are often less suited to traditional retail real estate.