Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $24.55 and last traded at $24.4350, with a volume of 21514 shares. The stock had previously closed at $24.34.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on PSTL. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $22.25 to $23.25 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research lowered Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $23.38.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Up 0.6%

The firm has a market cap of $676.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.07 and a beta of 0.79. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $22.72 and its 200 day moving average is $19.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $26.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.43 million. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.53% and a net margin of 15.84%.Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.400-1.420 EPS. Analysts forecast that Postal Realty Trust, Inc. will post 1.22 EPS for the current year.

Postal Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $0.245 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is 192.16%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Postal Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Postal Realty Trust in the first quarter worth about $54,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 1,156.7% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 3,470 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 360.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 3,038 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Postal Realty Trust by 73.7% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

Postal Realty Trust Company Profile

Postal Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages single-tenant commercial properties net-leased primarily to the United States Postal Service and other government agencies. The trust focuses on facilities that support mail processing, distribution and retail operations, targeting assets that offer long-term, inflation-protected lease structures.

The company’s portfolio includes post offices, distribution centers and mail processing facilities located throughout the contiguous United States.