Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) Stock Has Average Target Price of $25.38 According to Analysts

Shares of Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:PSTL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $25.38.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on PSTL. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Postal Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Zacks Research cut shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Postal Realty Trust from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Postal Realty Trust from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 14th.

Postal Realty Trust Stock Up 0.3%

PSTL opened at $22.83 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Postal Realty Trust has a 12 month low of $14.25 and a 12 month high of $25.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $630.56 million, a P/E ratio of 42.28 and a beta of 0.79. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.76.

Postal Realty Trust (NYSE:PSTL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $28.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.27 million. Postal Realty Trust had a return on equity of 4.63% and a net margin of 16.42%. Postal Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.410-1.430 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Postal Realty Trust will post 1.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Postal Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.2450 per share. This represents a $0.98 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. Postal Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 181.48%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Postal Realty Trust

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in Postal Realty Trust by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 444,155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,244,000 after purchasing an additional 21,125 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 11.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 344,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,396,000 after purchasing an additional 36,261 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in Postal Realty Trust by 0.6% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 218,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,059,000 after purchasing an additional 1,364 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Postal Realty Trust by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 206,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,334,000 after purchasing an additional 8,682 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Postal Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $3,789,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.89% of the company’s stock.

About Postal Realty Trust

Postal Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust focused on owning and managing properties leased primarily to the United States Postal Service. Its portfolio supports postal operations through facilities such as post offices, processing and distribution locations, carrier annexes and other properties used for mail delivery and administrative activities.

The company generally invests in properties subject to long-term, largely net leases, under which tenants are responsible for many property-level expenses.