Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE: EPRT) recently:

• 9/24/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $33.00 to $30.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/24/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $33.00 to $30.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $37.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $34.00 to $30.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/5/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 9/3/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 8/22/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 8/17/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 7/29/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $36.00 to $37.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 99.22%.

Insider Activity

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

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE:EPRT) is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of single-tenant commercial properties across the United States. The company primarily invests in properties leased to middle-market businesses operating in service-oriented and experience-based industries.

Essential Properties generally leases its properties under long-term, triple-net agreements. Under these arrangements, tenants are typically responsible for property-level expenses such as maintenance, insurance and real estate taxes.