Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Increases Stock Position in Postal Realty Trust, Inc. $PSTL

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its holdings in Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) by 352.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 91,478 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 71,259 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Postal Realty Trust were worth $1,698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on PSTL shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Postal Realty Trust from $22.25 to $23.25 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Postal Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Postal Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.38.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE PSTL opened at $25.03 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $691.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.08 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s 50 day moving average is $22.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.83. Postal Realty Trust, Inc. has a 12-month low of $13.59 and a 12-month high of $25.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

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

Postal Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.245 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is 192.16%.

About Postal Realty Trust

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.