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

Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE: EPRT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/26/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $36.00 to $30.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 10/22/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial. They now have a $37.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Stifel Nicolaus from $36.00 to $32.50. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was downgraded by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $28.00 price target on the stock, down from $38.00.
• 10/20/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Barclays from $37.00 to $34.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $36.00 to $30.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $30.00 to $29.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/1/2026 – Essential Properties Realty Trust is now covered by Truist Financial. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target 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 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. 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-)”.

Essential Properties Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 14th. Stockholders 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 4.8%. Essential Properties Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 104.07%.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE:EPRT) is an internally managed real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages single-tenant commercial properties. The company primarily leases these properties to middle-market businesses under long-term, net lease agreements, which generally require tenants to pay a substantial portion of the property’s operating expenses, including taxes, insurance and maintenance.

EPRT’s portfolio is diversified across businesses such as automotive services, medical services, restaurants, retail, early childhood education and other service-oriented industries.