There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: EPRT) Volatility

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the REIT – Retail industry segment, falling under the Real Estate sector. The current market capitalization of Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc is $6.26B. A total of 1.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.72M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Sautel Stephen D sold 30,000 shares of EPRT for 31.99 per share on Feb 24 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 218,785 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 25 ’25, Sautel Stephen D sold 27,500 shares at 32.47 per share. EPRT shares that Director owns now total 191,285.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Sautel Stephen D disposed of 12,500 shares on Feb 26 ’25 at a per-share price of $32.54. This resulted in the Director holding 178,785 shares of EPRT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Sautel Stephen D bought 70,000 shares at $31.90 per share on Feb 24 ’25.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.17, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.67%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.83. EPRT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.8% when it declared a $0.2950 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/31/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.6%. The EPRT stock dividend was $0.2950 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EPRT has a high of $34.88 and a low of $24.72.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. EPRT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $59.76M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.18B in debt and $64.75M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.00, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.04B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EPRT is Buy with a score of 4.61.

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